Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (ILO Convention No.29)

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (incl. CONVENTIONS) (ILO)
Signed at
Signed on
28 June 1930
In force on
1 May 1932

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ALGERIA
  3. ANGOLA
  4. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  5. ARGENTINA
  6. Aruba
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. AZERBAIJAN
  10. BAHAMAS
  11. BAHAMAS
  12. Bahrain
  13. BANGLADESH
  14. BARBADOS
  15. BARBADOS
  16. Basutoland
  17. Bechuanaland Protectorate
  18. Belgian Congo
  19. BELGIUM
  20. BELIZE
  21. BENIN
  22. Bermuda
  23. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  24. BRAZIL
  25. British Guiana
  26. British Honduras
  27. British Solomon Islands
  28. BULGARIA
  29. BURKINA FASO
  30. BURMA
  31. BURUNDI
  32. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  33. CAMBODIA
  34. CAMEROON
  35. CAPE VERDE
  36. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  37. CEYLON
  38. CHAD
  39. CHILE
  40. CHINA
  41. COLOMBIA
  42. COMOROS
  43. CONGO
  44. COSTA RICA
  45. CROATIA
  46. CUBA
  47. Curacao
  48. CYPRUS
  49. CYPRUS
  50. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  51. CZECH REPUBLIC
  52. DENMARK
  53. DJIBOUTI
  54. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  55. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  56. ECUADOR
  57. EGYPT
  58. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  59. ERITREA
  60. Falkland Islands
  61. Fiji
  62. Fiji
  63. FINLAND
  64. FRANCE
  65. French Equatorial Africa
  66. French Indo-china
  67. French Settlements In Oceania
  68. French West Africa
  69. GABON
  70. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  71. GHANA
  72. Gibraltar
  73. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  74. Gold Coast
  75. GREECE
  76. GRENADA
  77. GUATEMALA
  78. Guernsey
  79. GUINEA
  80. GUINEA BISSAU
  81. GUYANA
  82. HAITI
  83. HONDURAS
  84. Hong Kong
  85. HUNGARY
  86. ICELAND
  87. INDIA
  88. Indies
  89. INDONESIA
  90. IRAN
  91. IRAQ
  92. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  93. Isle Of Man
  94. ISRAEL
  95. ITALY
  96. IVORY COAST
  97. JAMAICA
  98. JAMAICA
  99. JAPAN
  100. Jersey
  101. JORDAN
  102. KAZAKHSTAN
  103. KENYA
  104. KENYA
  105. KIRIBATI
  106. KUWAIT
  107. KYRGYZSTAN
  108. LAOS
  109. LEBANON
  110. Leeward Islands
  111. LESOTHO
  112. LIBERIA
  113. LIBYA
  114. LITHUANIA
  115. LUXEMBOURG
  116. MADAGASCAR
  117. MADAGASCAR
  118. MALAWI
  119. MALAYSIA
  120. Malay States, Federated
  121. Malay States, Unfederated
  122. MALI
  123. MALTA
  124. MALTA
  125. MAURITANIA
  126. MAURITIUS
  127. MAURITIUS
  128. MEXICO
  129. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  130. MONGOLIA
  131. MOROCCO
  132. MOZAMBIQUE
  133. NAURU
  134. NEPAL
  135. NETHERLANDS THE
  136. New Caledonia
  137. Newfoundland (UK)
  138. New Guinea
  139. NEW ZEALAND
  140. NICARAGUA
  141. NIGER
  142. NIGERIA
  143. NIGERIA
  144. Norfolk Island
  145. North Borneo
  146. Northern Rhodesia
  147. NORWAY
  148. Nyasaland
  149. OMAN
  150. PAKISTAN
  151. Palestine
  152. PANAMA
  153. Papua
  154. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  155. PARAGUAY
  156. PERU
  157. POLAND
  158. PORTUGAL
  159. ROMANIA
  160. Ruanda Urundi
  161. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  162. SAINT LUCIA
  163. SAN MARINO
  164. Sarawak
  165. SAUDI ARABIA
  166. SENEGAL
  167. SEYCHELLES
  168. SEYCHELLES
  169. SIERRA LEONE
  170. SIERRA LEONE
  171. SINGAPORE
  172. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  173. SLOVENIA
  174. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  175. SOMALIA
  176. Somaliland Protectorate
  177. Southern Rhodesia
  178. SOVIET UNION
  179. SPAIN
  180. SRI LANKA
  181. St Helena And Ascension
  182. Straits Settlements
  183. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  184. SUDAN
  185. Surinam
  186. SURINAME
  187. SWAZILAND
  188. SWAZILAND
  189. SWEDEN
  190. SWITZERLAND
  191. SYRIA
  192. TAJIKISTAN
  193. TANGANYIKA
  194. TANGANYIKA
  195. THAILAND
  196. The Gambia
  197. TOGO
  198. TONGA
  199. TRANSJORDAN
  200. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  201. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  202. TUNISIA
  203. UGANDA
  204. UGANDA
  205. UKRAINE
  206. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  207. UNITED KINGDOM
  208. URUGUAY
  209. VENEZUELA
  210. VIETNAM
  211. Windward Islands
  212. YEMEN
  213. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  214. YUGOSLAVIA
  215. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  216. ZAIRE
  217. ZAMBIA
  218. Zanzibar
  219. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Ratification 25 June 1957
ALGERIA Ratification 19 October 1962
ANGOLA Ratification 4 June 1976
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Ratification 2 February 1983
ARGENTINA Ratification 14 March 1950
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Ratification 2 January 1932
AUSTRIA Ratification 7 June 1960
AZERBAIJAN Ratification 19 May 1992 19 May 1992
BAHAMAS Extension 3 June 1931
BAHAMAS Ratification 25 May 1976
Bahrain Ratification 11 June 1981 11 June 1982
BANGLADESH Ratification 22 June 1972
BARBADOS Extension 3 June 1931
BARBADOS Ratification 8 May 1967
Basutoland Extension 3 June 1931
Bechuanaland Protectorate Extension 3 June 1931
Belgian Congo Extension 20 January 1944
BELGIUM Ratification 20 January 1944
BELIZE Ratification 15 December 1983 15 December 1983
BENIN Ratification 12 December 1960
Bermuda Extension 3 June 1931
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ratification 2 June 1993 2 June 1993
BRAZIL Ratification 25 April 1957
British Guiana Extension 3 June 1931
British Honduras Extension 3 June 1931
British Solomon Islands Extension 3 June 1931
BULGARIA Ratification 22 September 1932
BURKINA FASO Ratification 21 November 1960
BURMA Ratification 4 March 1955
BURUNDI Ratification 11 March 1963
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 21 August 1956
CAMBODIA Ratification 24 February 1969
CAMEROON Ratification 7 June 1960
CAPE VERDE Ratification 3 April 1979
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 27 October 1960
CEYLON Extension 3 June 1931
CHAD Ratification 18 November 1960
CHILE Ratification 31 May 1933
CHINA Declaration 20 October 1999
COLOMBIA Ratification 4 March 1969
COMOROS Ratification 23 October 1978
CONGO Ratification 10 November 1960
COSTA RICA Ratification 2 June 1960
CROATIA Ratification 8 October 1991 8 October 1991
CUBA Ratification 20 July 1953
Curacao Extension 31 March 1933
CYPRUS Extension 3 June 1931
CYPRUS Ratification 23 September 1960
CZECH REPUBLIC Ratification 1 January 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 30 October 1957
DENMARK Ratification 11 February 1932
DJIBOUTI Ratification 3 August 1978 3 August 1978
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Ratification 28 February 1983 28 February 1983
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 5 December 1956
ECUADOR Ratification 6 July 1954
EGYPT Ratification 29 November 1955
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Ratification 13 August 2001 13 August 2002
ERITREA Ratification 22 February 2000 22 February 2001
Falkland Islands Extension 3 June 1931
Fiji Extension 3 June 1931
Fiji Ratification 19 April 1974
FINLAND Ratification 13 January 1936
FRANCE Ratification 24 June 1937
French Equatorial Africa Extension 24 June 1937
French Indo-china Extension 24 June 1937
French Settlements In Oceania Extension 24 June 1937
French West Africa Extension 24 June 1937
GABON Ratification 14 October 1960
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 13 June 1956
GHANA Ratification 20 May 1957
Gibraltar Extension 3 June 1931
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 3 June 1931
Gold Coast Extension 3 June 1931
GREECE Ratification 13 June 1952
GRENADA Ratification 9 July 1979
GUATEMALA Ratification 13 June 1989 13 June 1990
Guernsey Extension 3 June 1931
GUINEA Ratification 21 January 1959
GUINEA BISSAU Ratification 21 February 1977
GUYANA Ratification 8 June 1966
HAITI Ratification 4 March 1958
HONDURAS Ratification 21 February 1957
Hong Kong Extension 3 June 1931
HUNGARY Ratification 8 June 1956
ICELAND Ratification 17 February 1958
INDIA Ratification 30 November 1954
Indies Extension 31 March 1933
INDONESIA Ratification 12 June 1950
IRAN Ratification 10 June 1957
IRAQ Ratification 27 November 1962
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 2 March 1931
Isle Of Man Extension 3 June 1931
ISRAEL Ratification 7 June 1955
ITALY Ratification 18 June 1934
IVORY COAST Ratification 21 November 1960
JAMAICA Extension 3 June 1931
JAMAICA Ratification 26 November 1962
JAPAN Ratification 21 November 1932
Jersey Extension 3 June 1931
JORDAN Ratification 6 June 1966
KAZAKHSTAN Ratification 18 May 2001 18 May 2002
KENYA Extension 3 June 1931
KENYA Ratification 13 January 1964
KIRIBATI Ratification 3 February 2000 3 February 2000
KUWAIT Ratification 23 September 1968
KYRGYZSTAN Ratification 31 March 1992 31 March 1992
LAOS Ratification 23 January 1964
LEBANON Ratification 1 June 1977
Leeward Islands Extension 3 June 1931
LESOTHO Ratification 31 October 1966
LIBERIA Ratification 1 May 1931
LIBYA Ratification 13 June 1961
LITHUANIA Ratification 26 September 1994 26 September 1995
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 24 July 1964
MADAGASCAR Extension 24 June 1937
MADAGASCAR Ratification 1 November 1960
MALAWI Ratification 19 November 1999 19 November 2000
Malay States, Federated Extension 3 June 1931
Malay States, Unfederated Extension 3 June 1931
MALAYSIA Ratification 11 November 1957
MALI Ratification 22 September 1960
MALTA Extension 3 June 1931
MALTA Ratification 4 January 1965
MAURITANIA Ratification 20 June 1961
MAURITIUS Extension 3 June 1931
MAURITIUS Ratification 2 December 1969
MEXICO Ratification 12 May 1934
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 23 March 2000 23 March 2001
MONGOLIA Ratification 15 March 2005 15 March 2005
MOROCCO Ratification 20 May 1957
MOZAMBIQUE Ratification 16 June 2003 16 June 2004
NAURU Extension 2 January 1932
NEPAL Ratification 3 January 2002 3 January 2003
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 31 March 1933
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 26 October 1956
New Caledonia Extension 24 June 1937
New Guinea Extension 2 January 1932
New Guinea Extension 26 October 1956
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 29 March 1938
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 13 November 1931
NICARAGUA Ratification 12 April 1934
NIGER Ratification 27 February 1961
NIGERIA Extension 3 June 1931
NIGERIA Ratification 17 October 1960
Norfolk Island Extension 2 January 1932
North Borneo Extension 3 June 1931
Northern Rhodesia Extension 3 June 1931
NORWAY Ratification 1 July 1932
Nyasaland Extension 3 June 1931
OMAN Ratification 30 October 1998 30 October 1999
PAKISTAN Ratification 23 December 1957
Palestine Extension 3 June 1931
PANAMA Ratification 16 May 1966
Papua Extension 2 January 1932
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Ratification 1 May 1976
PARAGUAY Ratification 28 August 1967
PERU Ratification 1 February 1960
POLAND Ratification 30 July 1958
PORTUGAL Ratification 26 June 1956
PORTUGAL Declaration 4 October 1999
ROMANIA Ratification 28 May 1957
Ruanda Urundi Extension 20 January 1944
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Ratification 27 August 2001 27 August 2002
SAINT LUCIA Ratification 14 May 1980 14 May 1980
SAN MARINO Ratification 1 February 1995
Sarawak Extension 3 June 1931
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 15 June 1978 15 June 1979
SENEGAL Ratification 4 November 1960
SEYCHELLES Extension 3 June 1931
SEYCHELLES Ratification 6 February 1978 6 February 1978
SIERRA LEONE Extension 3 June 1931
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 13 June 1961
SINGAPORE Ratification 25 October 1965
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Ratification 1 January 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Ratification 9 June 1992 9 June 1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 6 August 1985 6 August 1985
SOMALIA Ratification 18 November 1960
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 3 June 1931
Southern Rhodesia Extension 20 March 1933
SOVIET UNION Ratification 23 June 1956
SPAIN Ratification 29 August 1932
SRI LANKA Ratification 5 April 1950
St Helena And Ascension Extension 3 June 1931
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Ratification 21 October 1998 31 May 1995
Straits Settlements Extension 3 June 1931
SUDAN Ratification 18 June 1957
Surinam Extension 31 March 1933
SURINAME Ratification 15 June 1976
SWAZILAND Extension 3 June 1931
SWAZILAND Ratification 26 April 1978
SWEDEN Ratification 22 December 1931
SWITZERLAND Ratification 23 May 1940
SYRIA Ratification 26 July 1960
TAJIKISTAN Ratification 26 November 1993 26 November 1993
TANGANYIKA Extension 3 June 1931
TANGANYIKA Ratification 30 January 1962
THAILAND Ratification 26 February 1969
The Gambia Extension 3 June 1931
TOGO Ratification 7 June 1960
TONGA Extension 3 June 1931
TRANSJORDAN Extension 3 June 1931
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 3 June 1931
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ratification 24 May 1963
TUNISIA Ratification 17 December 1962
UGANDA Extension 3 June 1931
UGANDA Ratification 4 June 1963
UKRAINE Ratification 10 August 1956
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ratification 27 May 1982
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 3 June 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 3 June 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 13 November 1931
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 20 March 1933
URUGUAY Ratification 6 September 1995
VENEZUELA Ratification 20 November 1944
VIETNAM Ratification 6 June 1953
Windward Islands Extension 3 June 1931
YEMEN Ratification 14 April 1969
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Ratification 29 July 1976
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 4 March 1933
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Ratification 24 November 2000 24 November 2000
ZAIRE Ratification 20 September 1960
ZAMBIA Ratification 2 December 1964
Zanzibar Extension 3 June 1931
ZIMBABWE Ratification 27 August 1998 27 August 1999

Citations

  1. UN Registration /0: 39 55
  2. British State Papers (BSP) 134/449/0: 0
  3. Command Paper 0/1930: Cmd. 3693
Metadata

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UUID: f15409e4-dfb1-4bba-a745-c950e0816b1b
Treaty ID: 3841
Record ID: 72243