Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957, the full title of which is Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 (No. 105), is one of the eight ILO fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization, which cancels certain forms of forced labour still allowed under the Forced Labour Convention of 1930, such as punishment for strikes and as a punishment for holding certain political views.
In order to implement the 1930 Forced Labour Convention and the 1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, the Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour was set up.
Ratifications , the convention has been ratified by 178 of the 187 ILO members. Nine ILO members have not ratified the convention:
Brunei East Timor Laos Marshall Islands Myanmar Palau South Korea Tonga Tuvalu
Two countries that had ratified the convention (Malaysia and Singapore) have since denounced it. In addition, seven members of the United Nations are not members of the ILO and thus are not eligible to ratify the Convention unless they first join the ILO: Andorra, Bhutan, Liechtenstein, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, and North Korea. CountryDateStatusNote1963-05-16In Force1997-02-27In Force1969-06-12In Force1976-06-04In Force1983-02-02In Force1960-01-18In Force2004-12-17In Force1960-06-07In Force1958-03-05In Force2000-08-09In Force1976-05-25In Force1998-07-14In Force1972-06-22In Force1967-05-08In Force1995-09-25In Force1961-01-23In Force1983-12-15In Force1961-05-22In Force1990-06-11In Force2000-11-15In Force1997-06-05In Force1965-06-18In Force1999-03-23In Force1997-08-25In Force1963-03-11In Force1979-04-03In Force1999-08-23In Force1962-09-03In Force1959-07-14In Force1964-06-09In Force1961-06-08In Force1999-02-01In Force2022-08-12In Force1963-06-07In Force1978-10-23In Force1999-11-26In Force2015-06-12In Force1959-05-04In Force1997-03-05In Force1958-06-02In Force1960-09-23In Force1996-08-06In Force2001-06-20In Force1958-01-17In Force1978-08-03In Force1983-02-28In Force1958-06-23In Force1962-02-05In Force1958-10-23In Force1958-11-18In Force2001-08-13In Force2000-02-22In Force1996-02-07In Force1979-02-28In Force1999-03-24In Force1974-04-19In Force1960-05-27In Force1969-12-18In Force1961-05-29In Force2000-09-04In Force1996-09-23In Force1959-06-22In Force1958-12-15In Force1962-03-30In Force1979-07-09In Force1959-12-09In Force1961-07-11In Force1977-02-21In Force1966-06-08In Force1958-03-04In Force1958-08-04In Force1994-01-04In Force1960-11-29In Force2000-05-18In Force1999-06-07In Force1959-04-13In Force1959-06-15In Force1958-06-11In Force1958-04-10In Force1968-03-15In Force1961-05-05In Force1962-12-26In Force2022-07-19In Force1958-03-31In Force2001-05-18In Force1964-01-13In Force2000-02-03In Force1961-09-21In Force1999-02-18In Force1992-01-27In Force1977-06-01In Force2001-06-14In Force1962-05-25In Force1961-06-13In Force1994-09-26In Force1964-07-24In Force2007-06-06In Force1999-11-19In Force1958-10-13Not in forceDenounced on 10 Jan 19902013-01-04In Force1962-05-28In Force1965-01-04In Force1997-04-03In Force1969-12-02In Force1959-06-01In Force1993-03-10In Force2005-03-15In Force2006-06-03In Force1966-12-01In Force1977-06-06In Force2000-11-15In Force2007-08-30In Force1959-02-18In Force1968-06-14In Force1967-10-31In Force1962-03-23In Force1960-10-17In Force2003-07-15In Force1958-04-14In Force2005-07-21In Force1960-02-15In Force1966-05-16In Force1976-05-01In Force1968-05-16In Force1960-12-06In Force1960-11-17In Force1958-07-30In Force1959-11-23In Force2007-02-02In Force1998-08-03In Force1998-07-02In Force1962-09-18In Force2000-10-12In Force1980-05-14In Force1998-10-21In Force2008-06-30In Force1995-02-01In Force2005-05-04In Force1978-06-15In Force1961-07-28In Force2003-07-10In Force1978-02-06In Force1961-06-13In Force1965-10-25Not in forceDenounced on 19 Apr 19791997-09-29In Force1997-06-24In Force2012-04-13In Force1961-12-08In Force1997-03-05In Force2012-04-29In Force1967-11-06In Force2003-01-07In Force1970-10-22In Force1976-06-15In Force1958-06-02In Force1958-07-18In Force1958-10-23In Force1999-09-23In Force1962-01-30In Force1969-12-02In Force1999-07-10In Force1963-05-24In Force1959-01-12In Force1997-05-15In Force1961-03-29In Force1963-06-04In Force2000-12-14In Force1997-02-24In Force1957-12-30In Force1991-09-25In Force1968-11-22In Force1997-12-15In Force2006-08-28In Force1964-11-16In Force2020-07-14In Force1969-04-14In Force1965-02-22In Force1998-08-27In Force
References
External links
Text of the Convention at the ILO site. The ILO Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL)