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Registration Number
4648
Title
Convention (No. 105) concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour
Participant(s)
Submitter
International Labour Organisation
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Geneva
25/06/1957
EIF information
17 January 1959
Authentic texts
French
English
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Director-General of the International Labour Office
Registration Date
International Labour Organisation 28 January 1959
Subject terms
Human rights
Labour
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
320 (p.291)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-320-I-4648-English.pdf
volume-320-I-4648-French.pdf
Volume In PDF
v320.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Ratification
16/05/1963
16/05/1964
Albania
Ratification
27/02/1997
27/02/1998
Algeria
Ratification
12/06/1969
12/06/1970
Angola
Ratification
04/06/1976
04/06/1976
Antigua
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Antigua and Barbuda
Ratification
02/02/1983
02/02/1983
Argentina
Ratification
18/01/1960
18/01/1961
Armenia
Ratification
17/12/2004
17/12/2005
Australia
Territorial application
05/10/1961
Australia
Ratification
07/06/1960
07/06/1961
Austria
Ratification
05/03/1958
05/03/1959
Azerbaijan
Ratification
09/08/2000
09/08/2001
Bahamas
Territorial application
16/07/1958
17/01/1959
Bahamas
Ratification
25/05/1976
25/05/1976
Bahrain
Ratification
14/07/1998
14/07/1999
Bangladesh
Ratification
22/06/1972
Barbados
Ratification
08/05/1967
08/05/1967
Barbados
Territorial application
20/08/1958
17/01/1959
Basutoland
Territorial application
31/08/1958
17/01/1959
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Territorial application
31/08/1958
17/01/1959
Belarus
Ratification
25/09/1995
25/09/1996
Belgium
Ratification
23/01/1961
23/01/1962
Belize
Ratification
15/12/1983
15/12/1983
Bolivia
Ratification
11/06/1990
11/06/1991
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ratification
15/11/2000
15/11/2001
Botswana
Ratification
05/06/1997
05/06/1998
Brazil
Ratification
18/06/1965
18/06/1966
Bulgaria
Ratification
23/03/1999
23/03/2000
Burkina Faso
Ratification
25/08/1997
25/08/1998
Burundi
Ratification
11/03/1963
11/03/1963
Cambodia
Ratification
23/08/1999
23/08/2000
Canada
Ratification
14/07/1959
14/07/1960
Cape Verde
Ratification
03/04/1979
03/04/1979
Central African Republic
Ratification
09/06/1964
09/06/1965
Chad
Ratification
08/06/1961
08/06/1962
Chile
Ratification
01/02/1999
01/02/2000
China
Declaration
03/08/1984
China
Declaration
20/10/1999
20/12/1999
China
Ratification
31/03/1959
31/03/1960
Colombia
Ratification
07/06/1963
07/06/1964
Colony of Aden
Territorial application
14/04/1969
14/04/1970
Colony of Aden
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Comoros
Ratification
23/10/1978
23/10/1978
Congo
Ratification
26/11/1999
26/11/2000
Cook Islands
Territorial application
28/09/1973
Cook Islands
Ratification
12/06/2015
12/06/2016
Costa Rica
Ratification
04/05/1959
04/05/1960
Croatia
Ratification
05/03/1997
05/03/1998
Cuba
Ratification
02/06/1958
02/06/1958
Cyprus
Ratification
23/09/1960
23/09/1960
Czech Republic
Ratification
06/08/1996
06/08/1997
Dahomey
Ratification
22/05/1961
22/05/1962
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ratification
20/06/2001
20/06/2002
Denmark
Ratification
17/01/1958
17/01/1959
Djibouti
Ratification
03/08/1978
03/08/1978
Dominica
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Dominica
Ratification
28/02/1983
28/02/1983
Dominican Republic
Ratification
23/06/1958
23/06/1959
Ecuador
Ratification
05/02/1962
05/02/1963
El Salvador
Ratification
18/11/1958
18/11/1959
Equatorial Guinea
Ratification
13/08/2001
13/08/2002
Eritrea
Ratification
22/02/2000
22/02/2001
Estonia
Ratification
07/02/1996
07/02/1997
Ethiopia
Ratification
24/03/1999
24/03/2000
Federal Republic of Cameroon
Ratification
03/09/1962
Federal Republic of Cameroon
Ratification
25/05/1970
25/05/1971
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
22/06/1959
22/06/1960
Federation of Malaya
Ratification
13/10/1958
13/10/1959
Federation of Nigeria
Ratification
17/10/1960
17/10/1960
Fiji
Ratification
14/04/1974
14/04/1974
Finland
Ratification
27/05/1960
27/05/1961
France
Territorial application
27/11/1974
France
Ratification
18/12/1969
18/12/1970
Gabon
Ratification
29/05/1961
29/05/1962
Gambia
Ratification
04/09/2000
04/09/2001
Georgia
Ratification
23/09/1996
23/09/1997
Georgia
Ratification
23/09/1996
23/09/1997
Ghana
Ratification
15/12/1958
15/12/1959
Greece
Ratification
30/03/1962
30/03/1963
Grenada
Ratification
09/07/1979
09/07/1979
Grenada
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Guatemala
Ratification
09/12/1959
09/12/1959
Guinea
Ratification
11/07/1961
11/07/1962
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
21/02/1977
21/02/1977
Guyana
Ratification
08/06/1966
08/06/1966
Haiti
Ratification
04/03/1958
04/03/1959
Honduras
Ratification
04/08/1958
04/08/1959
Hungary
Ratification
04/01/1994
04/01/1995
Iceland
Ratification
29/11/1960
29/11/1961
India
Ratification
18/05/2000
18/05/2001
Indonesia
Ratification
07/06/1999
07/06/2000
Iran
Ratification
13/04/1959
13/04/1960
Iraq
Ratification
15/06/1959
15/06/1960
Ireland
Ratification
11/06/1958
11/06/1958
Israel
Ratification
10/04/1958
10/04/1959
Italy
Ratification
15/03/1968
15/03/1969
Ivory Coast
Ratification
05/05/1961
05/05/1962
Jamaica
Territorial application
20/08/1958
17/01/1959
Jamaica
Ratification
26/12/1962
26/12/1962
Jordan
Ratification
31/03/1958
31/03/1959
Kazakhstan
Ratification
18/05/2001
18/05/2002
Kenya
Ratification
13/01/1964
Kiribati
Acceptance
20/05/2002
03/02/2000
Kuwait
Ratification
21/09/1961
21/09/1962
Kyrgyzstan
Ratification
18/02/1999
18/02/2000
Latvia
Ratification
27/01/1992
27/01/1993
Lebanon
Ratification
01/06/1977
01/06/1978
Lesotho
Ratification
14/06/2001
14/06/2002
Liberia
Ratification
25/05/1962
25/05/1963
Libya
Ratification
13/03/1961
13/06/1962
Lithuania
Ratification
26/09/1994
26/09/1995
Luxembourg
Ratification
24/07/1964
24/07/1965
Madagascar
Ratification
06/06/2007
06/06/2008
Malawi
Ratification
19/11/1999
19/11/2000
Malaysia
Notification
03/03/1964
Malaysia
Denunciation
10/01/1990
10/01/1991
Maldives
Ratification
04/01/2013
04/01/2014
Mali
Ratification
28/05/1962
25/05/1963
Malta
Ratification
04/01/1965
04/01/1965
Malta
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Martinique
Territorial application
27/11/1974
Mauritania
Ratification
03/04/1997
03/04/1998
Mauritius
Ratification
02/12/1969
02/12/1970
Mauritius
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Mexico
Ratification
01/06/1959
01/06/1960
Mongolia
Ratification
15/03/2005
15/03/2006
Montenegro
Succession
28/05/2007
03/06/2006
Montserrat
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Morocco
Ratification
01/12/1966
01/12/1967
Mozambique
Ratification
06/06/1977
06/06/1978
Namibia
Ratification
15/11/2000
15/11/2001
Nepal
Ratification
30/08/2007
30/08/2008
Netherlands
Territorial application
18/02/1959
Netherlands
Declaration
01/01/1986
01/01/1986
Netherlands
Ratification
18/02/1959
18/02/1960
New Zealand
Declaration
28/09/1973
New Zealand
Declaration
28/09/1973
New Zealand
Territorial application
14/06/1968
14/06/1968
New Zealand
Ratification
14/06/1968
14/06/1969
Nicaragua
Ratification
31/10/1967
31/10/1968
Niger
Ratification
23/03/1962
23/03/1963
North Borneo
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Norway
Ratification
14/04/1958
14/04/1959
Oman
Ratification
21/07/2005
21/07/2006
Pakistan
Ratification
15/02/1960
15/02/1961
Panama
Ratification
16/05/1966
16/05/1967
Papua New Guinea
Ratification
01/05/1976
01/05/1976
Paraguay
Ratification
16/05/1968
16/05/1969
Peru
Ratification
06/12/1960
06/12/1961
Philippines
Ratification
17/11/1960
17/11/1961
Poland
Ratification
30/07/1958
30/07/1959
Portugal
Declaration
04/10/1999
04/10/1999
Portugal
Ratification
23/11/1959
23/11/1960
Qatar
Ratification
02/02/2007
02/02/2008
Republic of Moldova
Ratification
10/03/1993
10/03/1994
Romania
Ratification
03/08/1998
03/08/1999
Russian Federation
Ratification
02/07/1998
02/07/1999
Rwanda
Ratification
18/09/1962
18/09/1962
Samoa
Ratification
30/06/2008
30/06/2009
San Marino
Ratification
01/02/1995
01/02/1996
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
04/05/2005
04/05/2006
Sarawak
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Saudi Arabia
Ratification
15/06/1978
15/06/1979
Senegal
Ratification
28/07/1961
28/07/1962
Serbia and Montenegro
Ratification
10/07/2003
10/07/2004
Seychelles
Ratification
06/02/1978
06/02/1978
Seychelles
Territorial application
28/07/1958
17/01/1959
Sierra Leone
Ratification
13/06/1961
Sierra Leone
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Singapore
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
Singapore
Denunciation
19/04/1979
19/04/1980
Singapore
Ratification
25/10/1965
25/10/1965
Slovakia
Ratification
29/09/1997
29/09/1998
Slovenia
Ratification
24/06/1997
24/06/1998
Slovenia
Ratification
24/06/1997
24/06/1998
Solomon Islands
Ratification
13/04/2012
13/04/2013
Somalia
Declaration
08/12/1961
Somalia
Ratification
18/11/1960
South Africa
Ratification
05/03/1997
05/03/1998
South Sudan
Ratification
29/04/2012
29/04/2013
Southern Yemen
Ratification
14/04/1969
14/04/1970
Spain
Ratification
06/11/1967
06/11/1968
Sri Lanka
Ratification
07/01/2003
07/01/2004
St. Helena
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
St. Kitts and Nevis
Ratification
12/10/2000
12/10/2001
St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
Territorial application
20/08/1958
17/01/1959
St. Lucia
Ratification
14/05/1980
14/05/1980
St. Lucia
Territorial application
20/08/1958
17/01/1959
St. Vincent
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Ratification
31/05/1995
31/05/1995
Sudan
Ratification
22/10/1970
22/10/1971
Suriname
Ratification
15/06/1976
15/06/1976
Swaziland
Territorial application
31/08/1958
17/01/1959
Swaziland
Ratification
28/02/1979
28/02/1980
Sweden
Ratification
02/06/1958
02/06/1959
Switzerland
Ratification
18/07/1959
18/07/1959
Syrian Arab Republic
Ratification
30/10/1961
Tajikistan
Ratification
23/09/1999
23/09/2000
Tanganyika
Ratification
30/01/1962
30/01/1962
Thailand
Ratification
02/12/1969
02/12/1970
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ratification
15/07/2003
15/07/2004
Togo
Ratification
10/07/1999
10/07/1999
Trinidad and Tobago
Territorial application
20/08/1958
17/01/1959
Trinidad and Tobago
Ratification
24/05/1963
24/05/1963
Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi
Territorial application
23/01/1961
23/01/1962
Tunisia
Ratification
12/01/1959
12/01/1960
Turkey
Ratification
29/03/1961
29/03/1962
Turkmenistan
Ratification
15/05/1997
15/05/1998
Uganda
Ratification
04/06/1963
04/06/1963
Ukraine
Ratification
14/12/2000
14/12/2001
United Arab Emirates
Ratification
24/02/1997
24/02/1998
United Arab Republic
Ratification
23/10/1958
23/10/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
24/10/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
17/03/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
07/07/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
07/07/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
25/11/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
08/03/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
27/05/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
05/07/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
16/03/1962
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
16/03/1962
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
05/01/1961
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
08/01/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
11/12/1964
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
27/04/1961
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
11/04/1960
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
08/07/1958
17/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
10/06/1958
17/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
30/12/1957
17/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
08/07/1958
17/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
08/07/1958
17/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
23/01/1961
23/01/1962
United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Notification
22/06/1964
United States of America
Ratification
25/09/1991
25/09/1992
Uruguay
Ratification
22/11/1968
22/11/1969
Uzbekistan
Ratification
15/12/1997
15/12/1998
Vanuatu
Ratification
28/08/2006
28/08/2007
Venezuela
Ratification
16/11/1964
16/11/1965
Viet Nam
Ratification
14/07/2020
14/07/2021
Zambia
Ratification
22/02/1965
22/02/1966
Zimbabwe
Ratification
06/06/1980
06/06/1980
Zimbabwe
Cancellation
20/11/1986
06/06/1980
Zimbabwe
Ratification
27/08/1998
27/08/1999
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