Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - French Polynesia

In its previous direct request, the Committee asked the Government to indicate the texts currently governing prison labour in French Polynesia. The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government to the effect that the applicable text is the Decree of 17 March 1995 (95-300) on performance procedures applicable in French Polynesia.

Article 2, paragraph 2(c), of the Convention. Prison labour and work in the general interest. The Committee notes that, according to the Government’s report, a detailed response to the questions on prison labour and work in the general interest raised in the Committee’s previous direct request is being prepared with the various partners concerned. The Committee hopes that this information will be provided with the Government’s next report.