Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1994, publiée 81ème session CIT (1994)

Convention (n° 29) sur le travail forcé, 1930 - Sierra Leone (Ratification: 1961)
Protocole de 2014 relatif à la convention sur le travail forcé, 1930 - Sierra Leone (Ratification: 2021)

In comments made for a number of years, the Committee has asked the Government to repeal or amend section 8(h) of the Chiefdom Councils Act (Cap. 61) under which compulsory cultivation may be imposed on natives. The Committee previously noted the Government's statement that section 8(h) of the Chiefdom Councils Act is not in conformity with article 9 of the Constitution and would be held unenforceable. The Committee also noted the Government's indication that section 8(h) was not applied in practice and that information on any amendment of this section would be provided.

The Committee notes that in its latest report the Government merely repeats this statement.

The Committee trusts that measures will soon be adopted to bring section 8(h) of the Act into conformity with the Convention and the indicated practice, and that the Government will provide information on the action taken.