Forced Labour Convention

Forced Labour Convention (No.29)
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour
Member States (green) of the Convention. ILO members that did not ratify are shown in red.
Signed June 28, 1930
Effective May 1, 1932
Condition 2 ratifications
Parties 174[1]
Depositary Director-General of the International Labour Office
Languages French and English

The Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour or Forced Labour Convention (No.29) is an International Labour Organization Convention. It is one of 8 ILO fundamental conventions.[2] The convention of defines forced labour as 'all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily'.

It was established in 1930. Portugal, under the rule of António de Oliveira Salazar, was an important absence from the signature countries. The continued pursuit of forced labour policies in the Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique meant it was unable to ratify the treaty. The Convention was supplemented in 1957 by the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention in which certain exceptions to the abolishment were canceled.

Ratifications

As of 2009, the convention is ratified by 174 countries[1] out of 183 ILO members. Members that did not ratify the convention are:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Convention No. C29, ratifications". International Labour Organization. 30 May 2011. http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/cgi-lex/ratifce.pl?C029. 
  2. ^ "Conventions and ratifications". International Labour Organization. 27 May 2011. http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/introduction-to-international-labour-standards/conventions-and-recommendations/lang--en/index.htm. 
  3. ^ "Ratifications of the Fundamental human rights Conventions by country". International Labour Organization. 26 May 2011. http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/docs/declworld.htm. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 

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