Forced Labour Convention, 1930
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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. 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.
International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
Convention. It is one of 8 ILO fundamental conventions. 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
António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He also served as acting President of the Republic briefly in 1951. He founded and led the Estado Novo , the authoritarian, right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal...
, 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
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 is an International Labour Organization Convention, aimed at the abolishment of certain forms of forced labour still allowed under the Forced Labour Convention of 1930 like punishment for strikes and as a punishment for holding certain political views.In...
in which certain exceptions to the abolishment were canceled.
Ratifications
As of 2009, the convention is ratified by 174 countries out of 183 ILO members. Members that did not ratify the convention are:External links
- Forced Labour Convention.
- ratifications
- Text of the Convention at the Center for a World in Balance
- The ILO Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL)