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The Committee notes that no report has been received from the Government. It must therefore repeat its previous observation on the following matters:

The Committee has noted a communication received in October 2002 from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), which contains observations concerning the application of the Convention by Zambia. The ICFTU alleged that there were reports of the trafficking of women and children to neighbouring countries for the purpose of forced prostitution and of kidnapping Zambians by Angolan combatants who took them to Angola to perform various forms of forced labour. The Committee has noted that this communication was sent to the Government in December 2002 for any comments it might wish to make on the matters raised therein. The Government’s report contains no reference to this communication and the Committee requests the Government to supply its comments on the serious points raised therein in its next report so as to enable the Committee to examine them at its next session.

The Committee is also addressing a request on certain other points directly to the Government.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.