Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 1998, Publicación: 87ª reunión CIT (1999)

1. Articles 1(1) and 2(1) of the Convention. Referring to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest from the Government's report that, according to section 128(a) of the Defence and Armed Forces Act (as amended in State Gazette No. 122 of 1997), a career military service contract can, after an initial minimum duration of three years for the first contract, be terminated by written notice of six months. The Committee further notes that the National Assembly is considering an Act to replace compulsory military service with alternative service at the request of the person concerned. The Committee asks the Government to communicate the text of that Act when it has been adopted.

2. Article 2(2)(c). The Committee asks the Government to provide information concerning any obligation to work imposed on inmates of reform schools for juveniles, and to communicate any laws, rules or regulations applying to those institutions, particularly as regards the work of inmates.