Guinea-Bissau

Region
Africa
Regional Court
Not party to a court
Regional Organisations
African Union
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
ECOWAS
Legal System
Mixed
International Obligations
Slavery
Servitude
Forced Labour
Human Trafficking

International Instruments

1926 Slavery Convention
Not Party
1953 Protocol to the Slavery Convention
Not Party
1956 Supplementary Slavery Convention
Not Party
1966 ICCPR
01 November 2010
1930 Forced Labour Convention
21 February 1977
2014 Protocol to the 1930 Forced Labour Convention
Not Party
1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
21 February 1977
1999 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
26 August 2008
2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons
10 September 2007
1998 Rome Statute of the ICC
Not Party

Summary of Domestic Prohibition

Slavery and Slave Trade
Practices Similar to Slavery
Servitude
Forced or Compulsory Labour
Human Trafficking
Provisions related to slavery are found in the Penal Code at article 106 which criminalises slavery.
There appears to be no legislation in place in Guinea-Bissau which prohibits institutions and practices similar to slavery, although practices similar to slavery and forced marriage may form elements of the offence of human trafficking under the 2011 Law to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking. Illicit adoption is also criminalised under article 6.
There appears to be no legislation in place in Guinea-Bissau which prohibits servitude, although servitude may form an element of the offence of human trafficking under the 2011 Law to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking.
There appears to be no legislation in place in Guinea-Bissau which prohibits forced labour.
Provisions related to trafficking in persons are found in the 2011 Law to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking which criminalises trafficking at article 4.

Legislative Provisions

CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA-BISSAU ADOPTED IN 1984 (REV. 1991)

PENAL CODE

LAW 12/2011 LAW TO PREVENT AND COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING 2011

CHILD CODE 2009

GENERAL LABOR LAW

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