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Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2014, publiée 104ème session CIT (2015)

Convention (n° 29) sur le travail forcé, 1930 - Tchéquie (Ratification: 1993)
Protocole de 2014 relatif à la convention sur le travail forcé, 1930 - Tchéquie (Ratification: 2016)

Autre commentaire sur C029

Observation
  1. 1992

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With regard to its previous comments concerning sentences of community work, the Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the entities authorized to receive convicts to undertake community work, as well as on the requirement for the consent of convicts to perform such work.
Articles 1(1), 2(1) and 25 of the Convention. Trafficking in persons. The Committee notes the detailed information provided by the Government on the application in practice of section 168 of the Penal Code, as well as on the measures taken to prevent and combat trafficking in persons in the framework of the National Strategy to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings (2008–11) and (2012–15). The Committee notes, in particular, the statistical information on the number of cases of trafficking detected, individuals accused, and perpetrators convicted under section 168. The Committee also notes the copies of court decisions supplied by the Government, which illustrate the penalties imposed and sentences handed down pursuant to the abovementioned provision of the Penal Code. The Committee notes further the comprehensive information on the measures adopted and results achieved in the context of the Programme to Support and Protect Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings. It notes, in particular, the statistical information on the number of victims of trafficking for both sexual and labour exploitation who were assisted by the Programme since 2010. Finally, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that section 168 has been amended by Act No. 141/2014 with a view to broadening its scope so as to include the act of “recruiting a child or other person for the purpose of forced labour” among the acts punishable under the crime of trafficking in persons. Taking due note of the measures taken and results achieved, the Committee encourages the Government to pursue its efforts to prevent, suppress and combat trafficking in persons, and to continue to provide information on the steps taken to this end, including with regard to the application of section 168 of the Penal Code in practice. The Committee also strongly encourages the Government to pursue its efforts to provide protection and assistance to all victims of trafficking, irrespective of their participation or cooperation in legal proceedings, and to continue to provide information in this regard.
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