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.

Country Date
  Afghanistan 16 May 1963
  Albania 27 Feb 1997
  Algeria 12 Jun 1969
  Angola 04 Jun 1976
  Antigua and Barbuda 02 Feb 1983
  Argentina 18 Jan 1960
  Armenia 17 Dec 2004
  Australia 07 Jun 1960
  Austria 05 Mar 1958
  Azerbaijan 09 Aug 2000
  Bahamas 25 May 1976
  Bahrain 14 Jul 1998
  Bangladesh 22 Jun 1972
  Barbados 8 May 1967
  Belarus 25 Sep 1995
  Belgium 23 Jan 1961
  Belize 15 Dec 1983
  Benin 22 May 1961
  Bolivia 11 Jun 1990
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 Nov 2000
  Botswana 05 Jun 1997
  Brazil 18 Jun 1965
  Burkina Faso 25 Aug 1997
  Burundi 11 Mar 1963
  Cabo Verde 03 Apr 1979
  Cambodia 23 Aug 1999
  Cameroon 03 Sep 1962
  Canada 14 Jul 1959
  Chad 08 Jun 1961
  Chile 01 Feb 1999
  China 12 Aug 2022
  Colombia 07 Jun 1963
  Comoros 23 Oct 1978
  Congo 26 Nov 1999
  Cook Islands 12 Jun 2015
  Costa Rica 4 May 1959
  Croatia 05 Mar 1997
  Cuba 02 Jun 1958
  Cyprus 23 Sep 1960
  Czechia 06 Aug 1996
  Côte d'Ivoire 5 May 1961
  Democratic Republic of the Congo 20 Jun 2001
  Denmark 17 Jan 1958
  Djibouti 03 Aug 1978
  Dominica 28 Feb 1983
  Dominican Republic 23 Jun 1958
  Ecuador 05 Feb 1962
  Egypt 23 Oct 1958
  El Salvador 18 Nov 1958
  Equatorial Guinea 13 Aug 2001
  Eritrea 22 Feb 2000
  Estonia 07 Feb 1996
  Eswatini 28 Feb 1979
  Ethiopia 24 Mar 1999
  Fiji 19 Apr 1974
  Finland 27 May 1960
  France 18 Dec 1969
  Gabon 29 May 1961
  Gambia 04 Sep 2000
  Georgia 23 Sep 1996
  Germany 22 Jun 1959
  Greece 30 Mar 1962
  Grenada 09 Jul 1979
  Guatemala 09 Dec 1959
  Guinea 11 Jul 1961
  Guinea-Bissau 21 Feb 1977
  Guyana 08 Jun 1966
  Haiti 04 Mar 1958
  Honduras 04 Aug 1958
  Hungary 04 Jan 1994
  Iceland 29 Nov 1960
  India 18 May 2000
  Indonesia 07 Jun 1999
  Iran 13 Apr 1959
  Iraq 15 Jun 1959
  Ireland 11 Jun 1958
  Israel 10 Apr 1958
  Italy 15 Mar 1968
  Jamaica 26 Dec 1962
  Japan 19 Jul 2022
  Jordan 31 Mar 1958
  Kazakhstan 18 May 2001
  Kenya 13 Jan 1964
  Kiribati 03 Feb 2000
  Kuwait 21 Sep 1961
  Latvia 27 Jan 1992
  Lebanon 01 Jun 1977
  Lesotho 14 Jun 2001
  Liberia 25 May 1962
  Libya 13 Jun 1961
  Lithuania 26 Sep 1994
  Luxembourg 24 Jul 1964
  Madagascar 06 Jun 2007
  Malawi 19 Nov 1999
  Maldives 04 Jan 2013
  Mali 28 May 1962
  Malta 04 Jan 1965
  Mauritania 03 Apr 1997
  Mauritius 02 Dec 1969
  Mexico 01 Jun 1959
  Mongolia 15 Mar 2005
  Montenegro 03 Jun 2006
  Morocco 01 Dec 1966
  Mozambique 06 Jun 1977
  Namibia 15 Nov 2000
    Nepal 30 Aug 2007
  Netherlands 18 Feb 1959
  New Zealand 14 Jun 1968
  Nicaragua 31 Oct 1967
  Niger 23 Mar 1962
  North Macedonia 15 Jul 2003
  Norway 14 Apr 1958
  Oman 21 Jul 2005
  Pakistan 15 Feb 1960
  Panama 16 May 1966
  Papua New Guinea 1 May 1976
  Paraguay 16 May 1968
  Peru 06 Dec 1960
  Philippines 17 Nov 1960
  Portugal 23 Nov 1959
  Qatar 02 Feb 2007
  Republic of Moldova 10 Mar 1993
  Romania 03 Aug 1998
  Russian Federation 02 Jul 1998
  Rwanda 18 Sep 1962
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 Oct 2000
  Saint Lucia 14 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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