Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1992, publiée 79ème session CIT (1992)

The Committee notes with regret that no report has been received from the Government. It must therefore repeat its previous observation on the following matters:

In comments made since 1964, 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 noted the information provided by the Government to the International Labour Office in June 1987, and in particular, the Government's statement that in so far as section 8(h) of the Chiefdom Councils Act may not be in conformity with article 9 of the Constitution, it is not enforceable, since the Constitution takes precedence. Pending adoption of the measures to bring section 8(h) of the Act into conformity with the Convention, the Committee asks the Government whether this section has been declared not to be enforceable, and in the affirmative, to supply a copy of the official publication of such declaration. The Committee trusts that measures will soon be adopted to bring section 8(h) of the Act into conformity with the Convention and that the Government will indicate the action taken.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.