International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SLAVERY
Signed at
Signed on
4 May 1910
In force on
8 August 1912

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. AUSTRALIA
  3. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
  4. BAHAMAS
  5. BAHAMAS
  6. BARBADOS
  7. BELGIUM
  8. BRAZIL
  9. British Guiana
  10. British Honduras
  11. British Solomon Islands
  12. BULGARIA
  13. BURMA
  14. CAMEROON
  15. Cameroon & Togo Trust Territories
  16. CANADA
  17. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  18. CEYLON
  19. CHILE
  20. CHINA
  21. COLOMBIA
  22. CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  23. CUBA
  24. Curacao
  25. CYPRUS
  26. CYPRUS
  27. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  28. CZECH REPUBLIC
  29. DAHOMEY
  30. DANZIG
  31. DENMARK
  32. East Indies
  33. EGYPT
  34. ESTONIA
  35. Falkland Islands
  36. Fiji
  37. Fiji
  38. FINLAND
  39. FRANCE
  40. French Colonies
  41. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  42. GERMANY
  43. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  44. GHANA
  45. Gibraltar
  46. Gilbert & Ellice Colony
  47. Gold Coast
  48. GRENADA
  49. Guernsey
  50. Hong Kong
  51. HONG KONG SAR
  52. INDIA
  53. Irak
  54. Irish Free State
  55. Isle Of Man
  56. ITALY
  57. IVORY COAST
  58. JAMAICA
  59. JAMAICA
  60. JAPAN
  61. Jersey
  62. KENYA
  63. LEBANON
  64. Leeward Islands
  65. LITHUANIA
  66. LUXEMBOURG
  67. MADAGASCAR
  68. MALAWI
  69. MALI
  70. MALTA
  71. MALTA
  72. MAURITIUS
  73. MAURITIUS
  74. MEXICO
  75. MONACO
  76. MOROCCO
  77. MOROCCO
  78. NAURU
  79. NETHERLANDS THE
  80. Newfoundland (UK)
  81. New Guinea
  82. NEW ZEALAND
  83. NIGER
  84. Norfolk Island
  85. NORWAY
  86. Nyasaland
  87. Palestine
  88. Papua
  89. PERSIA
  90. POLAND
  91. PORTUGAL
  92. RUSSIA
  93. Sarawak
  94. SENEGAL
  95. SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE
  96. SEYCHELLES
  97. SIAM
  98. SIERRA LEONE
  99. SIERRA LEONE
  100. SINGAPORE
  101. SOUTH AFRICA
  102. Southern Rhodesia
  103. SPAIN
  104. ST LUCIA
  105. Straits Settlements
  106. St Vincent
  107. SUDAN
  108. Surinam
  109. SWEDEN
  110. SWITZERLAND
  111. TANGANYIKA
  112. TANGANYIKA
  113. The Gambia
  114. TRANSJORDAN
  115. Trinidad
  116. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  117. TUNIS
  118. TURKEY
  119. UGANDA
  120. UNITED KINGDOM
  121. URUGUAY
  122. Zanzibar
  123. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 31 October 1963
AUSTRALIA Extension 18 February 1914
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Signature 4 May 1910
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Ratification 8 August 1912
BAHAMAS Extension 4 November 1921
BAHAMAS Succession 10 June 1976
BARBADOS Extension 15 March 1923
BELGIUM Signature 4 May 1910
BELGIUM Ratification 30 July 1914
BRAZIL Signature 4 May 1910
BRAZIL Ratification 3 June 1924
British Guiana Extension 15 March 1923
British Honduras Extension 15 March 1923
British Solomon Islands Extension 6 November 1931
BULGARIA Accession 15 June 1921
BURMA Extension 4 April 1939
CAMEROON Succession 3 November 1961
Cameroon & Togo Trust Territories Extension 3 November 1961
CANADA Extension 25 August 1913
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Succession 4 September 1962
CEYLON Extension 4 November 1921
CHILE Accession 27 September 1934
CHILE Ratification 2 July 1935
CHINA Accession 6 November 1925
COLOMBIA Accession 16 February 1937
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Succession 15 October 1962
CUBA Accession 9 July 1923
Curacao Extension 14 November 1921
CYPRUS Extension 4 November 1921
CYPRUS Succession 16 May 1963
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 30 December 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 17 May 1921
DAHOMEY Succession 4 April 1962
DANZIG Accession 22 August 1921
DENMARK Signature 4 May 1910
DENMARK Reservation 3 June 1931
DENMARK Ratification 3 June 1931
East Indies Extension 5 March 1913
EGYPT Accession 11 October 1932
ESTONIA Accession 15 April 1930
Falkland Islands Extension 30 April 1924
Fiji Extension 4 November 1921
Fiji Succession 12 June 1972
FINLAND Accession 27 September 1922
FRANCE Signature 4 May 1910
FRANCE Ratification 8 August 1912
French Colonies Extension 1 January 1922
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 10 August 1958
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Communication 17 June 1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 2 March 1976
GERMANY Signature 4 May 1910
GERMANY Ratification 23 August 1912
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 2 March 1976
GHANA Succession 7 April 1958
Gibraltar Extension 4 November 1921
Gilbert & Ellice Colony Extension 6 November 1931
Gold Coast Extension 21 June 1924
GRENADA Extension 15 March 1923
Guernsey Extension 21 September 1923
Hong Kong Extension 4 November 1921
Hong Kong Termination 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Notification 6 June 1997 1 July 1997
INDIA Extension 27 March 1922
Irak Extension 24 April 1925
Irak Reservation 24 April 1925
Irish Free State Extension 8 June 1934
Isle Of Man Extension 21 September 1923
ITALY Signature 4 May 1910
ITALY Ratification 28 May 1924
IVORY COAST Succession 8 December 1961
JAMAICA Extension 4 November 1921
JAMAICA Succession 17 March 1965
JAPAN Accession 20 October 1925
Jersey Extension 21 September 1923
KENYA Extension 4 November 1921
LEBANON Accession 22 September 1949
Leeward Islands Extension 8 March 1924
LITHUANIA Accession 30 October 1930
LUXEMBOURG Accession 10 April 1928
MADAGASCAR Succession 9 October 1963
MALAWI Accession 10 June 1965
MALI Succession 2 February 1973
MALTA Succession 21 September 1964
MALTA Extension 4 November 1921
MAURITIUS Extension 8 March 1924
MAURITIUS Succession 18 July 1969 12 March 1968
MEXICO Accession 21 February 1956
MONACO Accession 2 July 1921
MOROCCO Extension 1 January 1922
MOROCCO Succession 7 November 1956
NAURU Extension 7 September 1936
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 4 May 1910
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 8 August 1912
New Guinea Extension 7 September 1936
NEW ZEALAND Extension 1 October 1913
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 1 October 1913
NIGER Succession 25 August 1961
Norfolk Island Extension 18 February 1914
NORWAY Accession 26 December 1921
Nyasaland Extension 4 November 1921
Palestine Extension 6 November 1931
Papua Extension 18 January 1914
PERSIA Accession 27 April 1933
POLAND Accession 21 January 1921
PORTUGAL Signature 4 May 1910
PORTUGAL Ratification 9 September 1913
RUSSIA Signature 4 May 1910
RUSSIA Ratification 8 August 1912
Sarawak Extension 6 November 1931
SENEGAL Succession 2 May 1963
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Accession 12 April 1929
SEYCHELLES Extension 15 March 1923
SIAM Accession 28 December 1921
SIERRA LEONE Extension 27 September 1927
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SINGAPORE Succession 7 June 1966
SOUTH AFRICA Extension 19 September 1913
Southern Rhodesia Extension 4 November 1921
SPAIN Signature 4 May 1910
SPAIN Ratification 8 August 1912
ST LUCIA Extension 15 March 1923
St Vincent Extension 15 March 1923
Straits Settlements Extension 4 November 1921
SUDAN Accession 27 June 1932
Surinam Extension 14 November 1921
SWEDEN Signature 4 May 1910
SWEDEN Ratification 30 June 1925
SWITZERLAND Accession 1 February 1926
TANGANYIKA Extension 14 April 1931
TANGANYIKA Succession 18 March 1963
The Gambia Extension 14 April 1931
TRANSJORDAN Extension 6 November 1931
Trinidad Extension 4 November 1921
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 31 August 1962
TUNIS Extension 1 January 1922
TURKEY Accession 19 December 1934
UGANDA Extension 14 April 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 4 May 1910
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 8 August 1912
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
URUGUAY Accession 30 June 1920
Zanzibar Extension 19 January 1932
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 020/1912: Cd. 6326||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1912-TS0020.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 080/1997: Cm 3842||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1997-TS0080.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: d779784a-3037-4432-bc87-702534e8d031
Treaty ID: 1774
Record ID: 63360