Namibia to Ratify ILO Convention Protocol Against Forced Labour

10 November 2017

Windhoek — The Namibian government, through the Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, Erkki Nghimtina, registered and deposited the Instrument of Ratification of the Forced Labour Protocol on November 6, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Forced Labour Protocol (No. 29) was adopted in 2014 by the International Labour Conference in order to address gaps in the implementation of the Forced Labour Convention. The protocol gives hope to the global fight against all forms of forced labour, including trafficking in people and slavery.

The protocol, if ratified, is a legally binding instrument that requires member states to take measures to suppress forced labour. It established the obligations to prevent forced labour, protect victims and provide them with access to remedies.

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