Chile Commission Approved Tender

Ratifying the Protocol relative to the Forced Labor Convention 1930 adopted by the General Conference of the International Labor Organization ILO adopted on June 11 2014 is the objective of the bill approved and dispatched to the Chamber by the Foreign Relations Commission of the Chamber.At the aforementioned conference governments employers and workers decided to give new impetus to the global fight against forced labor including human trafficking and practices similar to slavery through this protocol that complements the Forced Labor Convention. 1930 Convention No. 29 which was ratified by Chile on May 31 1933 and the Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labor 1957 Convention No. 105 on February 1 1999.The conference recognized that the prohibition of the use of forced or compulsory labor is part of the fundamental rights and that this type of work constitutes a violation of human rights violates the dignity of millions of women men girls and boys and it contributes to perpetuating poverty.The main idea of the current normative proposal states that every member country when complying with the obligations of Convention No. 29 must adopt measures to prevent and eliminate its use provide victims with protection and access to legal actions and reparations. appropriate and effective .Likewise each member shall formulate in consultation with employers and workers organizations a national policy and action plan in order to achieve the effective and sustained suppression of forced or compulsory labor which provides for the adoption of systematic measures by the competent authorities.The project which was presented to the instance by the Undersecretary of Foreign Relations s Ral Fernndez will be reported to the Chamber by the deputy Vlado Mirosevic PL.Measures to implement the ProtocolThe measures that should be included to prevent forced or compulsory labor areEducation and information especially for vulnerable people as well as for employers.Efforts to ensure that the legislation on the prevention of forced or compulsory labor and the control of its compliance cover all workers and all sectors of the economy and that the labor inspection services and others responsible for this legislation are strengthened.Protection of people against possible abusive practices in the hiring process.Support to the public and private sectors to act with due diligence.Actions to address the generating causes and factors that increase the risk of forced labor.The Protocol also instructs that each Member State undertakes to adopt effective measures to identify release and protect victims to allow their recovery and rehabilitation as well as provide them with other forms of assistance and support.Likewise ensure that all victims of forced or compulsory labor have access to legal actions and reparation such as compensation regardless of their legal situation or whether or not they are in the territory of the country.Finally it prescribes that all measures taken to apply the provisions of both the Protocol and the Convention must be determined by national legislation or by the competent authority after consulting the employers and workers organizations concerned.