Liberia

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

International Instruments

1926 Slavery Convention
17 May 1930
1953 Protocol to the Slavery Convention
07 December 1953
1956 Supplementary Slavery Convention
Not Party
1966 ICCPR
22 September 2004
1930 Forced Labour Convention
01 May 1931
2014 Protocol to the 1930 Forced Labour Convention
Not Party
1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
25 May 1962
1999 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
02 June 2003
2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons
22 September 2004
1998 Rome Statute of the ICC
22 September 2004

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 Constitution at article 12 which declares that no person shall be held in slavery.
There appears to be no legislation in place in Liberia which prohibits institutions and practices similar to slavery, although debt bondage and peonage are prohibited under article 12 of the Constitution.
There appears to be no legislation in place in Liberia which prohibits servitude, although kidnapping or restraining to hold a person in a condition of involuntary servitude are criminalised under sections 14.50 and 14.51 of the Penal Code.
Provisions related to forced labour are found in the Constitution which prohibits forced labour at article 12 and the 2015 Decent Work Act which prohibits forced or compulsory labour at section 2.2 although penalties are limited to fines up to $500 and compliance orders.
Provisions related to trafficking in persons are found in the 2005 Act to Ban Trafficking in Persons which criminalises trafficking under sections 2, 5 and 7 combined.

Legislative Provisions

CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA 1986

PENAL CODE 1976

ACT TO BAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2005

DECENT WORK ACT 2015

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