Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

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.

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour
  Contracting and in force states
  Contracting but not in force
  states that denounced the convention
  non-contracting states
  not a member of ILO
Signed25 June 1957
Effective17 January 1959
Condition2 ratifications
Parties176[1]
(178 ratifications less two denunciations)
DepositaryDirector-General of the International Labour Office
LanguagesFrench and English

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

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As of October 2022, 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
 Bolivia11 Jun 1990
 Bosnia and Herzegovina15 Nov 2000
 Botswana05 Jun 1997
 Brazil18 Jun 1965
 Burkina Faso25 Aug 1997
 Burundi11 Mar 1963
 Cabo Verde03 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
 Czechia06 Aug 1996
 Côte d'Ivoire05 May 1961
 Democratic Republic of the Congo20 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
 Eswatini28 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
 Iran13 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
 North Macedonia15 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
 Republic of Moldova10 Mar 1993
 Romania03 Aug 1998
 Russian Federation02 Jul 1998
 Rwanda18 Sep 1962
 Saint Kitts and Nevis12 Oct 2000
 Saint Lucia14 May 1980

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ratifications of C105 – Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)". International Labour Organization. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Members who have not ratified". International Labour Organization.
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