HC Deb 12 July 1963 vol 680 cc183-4W
Mr. Curran

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will list the Member States of the United Nations which have not signed the International Slavery Convention of 1926; and which States have not signed the Supplementary Convention of 1956.

Mr. Smithers

The following list indicates which States members of the United Nations Organisation are not parties to either or both the International Slavery Convention of 1926 and the Supplementary Slavery Convention of 1956.

States not parties to the International Slavery Convention of 1926, as amended by the Protocol of 7th December, 1953 States not parties to the Supplementary Slavery Convention of 1956
Afghanistan
Algeria Algeria
Argentina Argentina
Austria
Bolivia Bolivia
States not parties to the International Slavery Convention of 1926, as amended by the Protocol of 7th December, 1953 States not parties to the Supplementary Slavery Convention of 1956
Brazil Brazil
Burma
Burundi Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroun
Central African Republic
Chad Chad
Chile Chile
Colombia Colombia
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Leopoldville) Congo (Leopoldville)
Costa Rica Costa Rica
Cuba*
Cyprus
Dahomey
Dominican Republic
El Salvador El Salvador*
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Federation of Malaya
France*
Gabon Gabon
Greece*
Guatemala Guatemala*
Guinea
Honduras Honduras
Iceland Iceland
Indonesia Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jamaica Jamaica
Japan Japan
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia*
Libya
Luxembourg Luxembourg*
Madagascar Madagascar
Mali Mali
Mauritania Mauritania
Mongolia Mongolia
Nicaragua
Niger
Panama Panama
Paraguay Paraguay
Peru Peru*
Philippines
Republic of South Africa
Rwanda Rwanda
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Somalia Somalia
Spain
Thailand Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Togo
Tunisia Tunisia
Turkey*
Uganda Uganda
U.S.A.
Upper Volta Upper Volta
Urugay Uruguay
Venezuela Venezuela
Yemen Yemen
*Signed but not ratified.