Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) - Fiji (Ratification: 1974)

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Direct Request

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Articles 1(1), 2(1) and 25 of the Convention. Trafficking in persons. The Committee has noted the adoption of the Crimes Decree No. 44 of 2009, which contains provisions punishing trafficking in persons (sections 112–113). The Committee would appreciate it if the Government would provide, in its next report, information on the application of these provisions in practice, including information on the legal proceedings which have been instituted against perpetrators and indicating the penalties imposed. The Committee also requests information on any other measures taken or envisaged to combat trafficking in persons, such as, information on the activities of the Transnational Crimes Unit of the Fiji police, set up to investigate the trafficking in persons, and supply copies of relevant reports, studies and other documents, including any available statistics. Please supply information on any existing or envisaged international cooperation agreements with a view to strengthening law enforcement in this area.