Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2025, published 114th ILC session (2026)

Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) - Guinea (Ratification: 2003)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that the next report will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous comments.

Repetition

Article 1 of the Convention. National policy and application of the Convention in practice. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s reference in its report to the revision of the Labour Code and its indication that it is requesting ILO technical assistance in connection with the revision of the Code.

The Committee also notes the Government’s indications that efforts are being made to eliminate child labour through the adoption of the “National policy for the promotion and protection of the rights and well-being of children in Guinea” (PNPDBE). The Committee requests the Government to provide detailed information on the measures taken and their impact on the abolition of child labour in the context of the PNPDBE. It also requests the Government to send a copy of the aforementioned policy. The Committee hopes that ILO technical assistance will be provided without delay.