Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Jordan (Ratification: 1966)

Article 1(1) and Article 2(1) and (2) of the Convention. In its previous comments, the Committee had observed that section 8(e) of the Prison Regulations (No. 1 of 1955) issued under the Prison Act provides that prisoners may carry out work for an officer or members of the army, by authorization of the Minister of Defence and that such provision is not in conformity with Article 2, paragraph 2(c). The Committee had already noted the statement that the performance of particular jobs by prisoners in the service of army officers and soldiers is not applied in practice and that no approval to that effect has been issued. The Committee notes that the draft law concerning correction and rehabilitation centres is now at the stage of adoption and that a copy will be provided as soon as it is promulgated. The Committee hopes that the text will be adopted in the near future and that it will take account of the provisions of the Convention so as to bring the legislation into conformity with the Convention on that matter.