Abolition of Forced Labour Convention explained

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
Long Name:Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour
Date Signed:25 June 1957
Date Effective:17 January 1959
Condition Effective:2 ratifications
Parties:176[1]
(178 ratifications less two denunciations)
Depositor:Director-General of the International Labour Office
Languages:French and English

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957, the full title of which is Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 (No. 105), is one of the eight ILO fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization, which cancels certain forms of forced labour still allowed under the Forced Labour Convention of 1930, such as punishment for strikes and as a punishment for holding certain political views.

In order to implement the 1930 Forced Labour Convention and the 1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, the Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour was set up.

Ratifications

, the Convention has been ratified by 178 of the 187 ILO members.[1] Nine ILO members have not ratified the Convention:[2]

Two countries that had ratified the Convention (Malaysia and Singapore) have since denounced it.[1] In addition, seven members of the United Nations are not members of the ILO and thus are not eligible to ratify the Convention unless they first join the ILO: Andorra, Bhutan, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, and North Korea.

CountryDate
Afghanistan16 May 1963
Albania27 Feb 1997
Algeria12 Jun 1969
Angola04 Jun 1976
Antigua and Barbuda02 Feb 1983
Argentina18 Jan 1960
Armenia17 Dec 2004
Australia07 Jun 1960
Austria05 Mar 1958
Azerbaijan09 Aug 2000
Bahamas25 May 1976
Bahrain14 Jul 1998
Bangladesh22 Jun 1972
Barbados08 May 1967
Belarus25 Sep 1995
Belgium23 Jan 1961
Belize15 Dec 1983
Benin22 May 1961
11 Jun 1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina15 Nov 2000
Botswana05 Jun 1997
Brazil18 Jun 1965
Burkina Faso25 Aug 1997
Burundi11 Mar 1963
03 Apr 1979
Cambodia23 Aug 1999
Cameroon03 Sep 1962
Canada14 Jul 1959
Chad08 Jun 1961
Chile01 Feb 1999
China12 Aug 2022
Colombia07 Jun 1963
Comoros23 Oct 1978
Congo26 Nov 1999
Cook Islands12 Jun 2015
Costa Rica04 May 1959
Croatia05 Mar 1997
Cuba02 Jun 1958
Cyprus23 Sep 1960
06 Aug 1996
Cote d'Ivoire05 May 1961
20 Jun 2001
Denmark17 Jan 1958
Djibouti03 Aug 1978
Dominica28 Feb 1983
Dominican Republic23 Jun 1958
Ecuador05 Feb 1962
Egypt23 Oct 1958
El Salvador18 Nov 1958
Equatorial Guinea13 Aug 2001
Eritrea22 Feb 2000
Estonia07 Feb 1996
28 Feb 1979
Ethiopia24 Mar 1999
Fiji19 Apr 1974
Finland27 May 1960
France18 Dec 1969
Gabon29 May 1961
Gambia04 Sep 2000
Georgia23 Sep 1996
Germany22 Jun 1959
Greece30 Mar 1962
Grenada09 Jul 1979
Guatemala09 Dec 1959
Guinea11 Jul 1961
Guinea-Bissau21 Feb 1977
Guyana08 Jun 1966
Haiti04 Mar 1958
Honduras04 Aug 1958
Hungary04 Jan 1994
Iceland29 Nov 1960
India18 May 2000
Indonesia07 Jun 1999
13 Apr 1959
Iraq15 Jun 1959
Ireland11 Jun 1958
Israel10 Apr 1958
Italy15 Mar 1968
Jamaica26 Dec 1962
Japan19 Jul 2022
Jordan31 Mar 1958
Kazakhstan18 May 2001
Kenya13 Jan 1964
Kiribati03 Feb 2000
Kuwait21 Sep 1961
Latvia27 Jan 1992
Lebanon01 Jun 1977
Lesotho14 Jun 2001
Liberia25 May 1962
Libya13 Jun 1961
Lithuania26 Sep 1994
Luxembourg24 Jul 1964
Madagascar06 Jun 2007
Malawi19 Nov 1999
Maldives04 Jan 2013
Mali28 May 1962
Malta04 Jan 1965
Mauritania03 Apr 1997
Mauritius02 Dec 1969
Mexico01 Jun 1959
Mongolia15 Mar 2005
Montenegro03 Jun 2006
Morocco01 Dec 1966
Mozambique06 Jun 1977
Namibia15 Nov 2000
Nepal30 Aug 2007
Netherlands18 Feb 1959
New Zealand14 Jun 1968
Nicaragua31 Oct 1967
Niger23 Mar 1962
15 Jul 2003
Norway14 Apr 1958
Oman21 Jul 2005
Pakistan15 Feb 1960
Panama16 May 1966
Papua New Guinea01 May 1976
Paraguay16 May 1968
Peru06 Dec 1960
Philippines17 Nov 1960
Portugal23 Nov 1959
Qatar02 Feb 2007
10 Mar 1993
Romania03 Aug 1998
Russian Federation02 Jul 1998
Rwanda18 Sep 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis12 Oct 2000
Saint Lucia14 May 1980

References

  1. Web site: Ratifications of C105 – Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) . . 26 April 2013 . 1 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Members who have not ratified . International Labour Organization.

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