Registration Number 4648
Title Convention (No. 105) concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour
Participant(s)
Submitter
International Labour Organisation
Places/dates of conclusion
PlaceDate
Geneva25/06/1957
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
   

ParticipantActionDate of Notification/DepositDate of Effect
AfghanistanRatification16/05/196316/05/1964
AlbaniaRatification27/02/199727/02/1998
AlgeriaRatification12/06/196912/06/1970
AngolaRatification04/06/197604/06/1976
AntiguaTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
Antigua and BarbudaRatification02/02/198302/02/1983
ArgentinaRatification18/01/196018/01/1961
ArmeniaRatification17/12/200417/12/2005
AustraliaTerritorial application05/10/1961 
AustraliaRatification07/06/196007/06/1961
AustriaRatification05/03/195805/03/1959
AzerbaijanRatification09/08/200009/08/2001
BahamasTerritorial application16/07/195817/01/1959
BahamasRatification25/05/197625/05/1976
BahrainRatification14/07/199814/07/1999
BangladeshRatification22/06/1972 
BarbadosRatification08/05/196708/05/1967
BarbadosTerritorial application20/08/195817/01/1959
BasutolandTerritorial application31/08/195817/01/1959
Bechuanaland ProtectorateTerritorial application31/08/195817/01/1959
BelarusRatification25/09/199525/09/1996
BelgiumRatification23/01/196123/01/1962
BelizeRatification15/12/198315/12/1983
BoliviaRatification11/06/199011/06/1991
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRatification15/11/200015/11/2001
BotswanaRatification05/06/199705/06/1998
BrazilRatification18/06/196518/06/1966
BulgariaRatification23/03/199923/03/2000
Burkina FasoRatification25/08/199725/08/1998
BurundiRatification11/03/196311/03/1963
CambodiaRatification23/08/199923/08/2000
CanadaRatification14/07/195914/07/1960
Cape VerdeRatification03/04/197903/04/1979
Central African RepublicRatification09/06/196409/06/1965
ChadRatification08/06/196108/06/1962
ChileRatification01/02/199901/02/2000
ChinaDeclaration03/08/1984 
ChinaDeclaration20/10/199920/12/1999
ChinaRatification31/03/195931/03/1960
ColombiaRatification07/06/196307/06/1964
Colony of AdenTerritorial application14/04/196914/04/1970
Colony of AdenTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
ComorosRatification23/10/197823/10/1978
CongoRatification26/11/199926/11/2000
Cook IslandsTerritorial application28/09/1973 
Cook IslandsRatification12/06/201512/06/2016
Costa RicaRatification04/05/195904/05/1960
CroatiaRatification05/03/199705/03/1998
CubaRatification02/06/195802/06/1958
CyprusRatification23/09/196023/09/1960
Czech RepublicRatification06/08/199606/08/1997
DahomeyRatification22/05/196122/05/1962
Democratic Republic of the CongoRatification20/06/200120/06/2002
DenmarkRatification17/01/195817/01/1959
DjiboutiRatification03/08/197803/08/1978
DominicaTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
DominicaRatification28/02/198328/02/1983
Dominican RepublicRatification23/06/195823/06/1959
EcuadorRatification05/02/196205/02/1963
El SalvadorRatification18/11/195818/11/1959
Equatorial GuineaRatification13/08/200113/08/2002
EritreaRatification22/02/200022/02/2001
EstoniaRatification07/02/199607/02/1997
EthiopiaRatification24/03/199924/03/2000
Federal Republic of CameroonRatification03/09/1962 
Federal Republic of CameroonRatification25/05/197025/05/1971
Federal Republic of GermanyRatification22/06/195922/06/1960
Federation of MalayaRatification13/10/195813/10/1959
Federation of NigeriaRatification17/10/196017/10/1960
FijiRatification14/04/197414/04/1974
FinlandRatification27/05/196027/05/1961
FranceTerritorial application27/11/1974 
FranceRatification18/12/196918/12/1970
GabonRatification29/05/196129/05/1962
GambiaRatification04/09/200004/09/2001
GeorgiaRatification23/09/199623/09/1997
GeorgiaRatification23/09/199623/09/1997
GhanaRatification15/12/195815/12/1959
GreeceRatification30/03/196230/03/1963
GrenadaRatification09/07/197909/07/1979
GrenadaTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
GuatemalaRatification09/12/195909/12/1959
GuineaRatification11/07/196111/07/1962
Guinea-BissauRatification21/02/197721/02/1977
GuyanaRatification08/06/196608/06/1966
HaitiRatification04/03/195804/03/1959
HondurasRatification04/08/195804/08/1959
HungaryRatification04/01/199404/01/1995
IcelandRatification29/11/196029/11/1961
IndiaRatification18/05/200018/05/2001
IndonesiaRatification07/06/199907/06/2000
IranRatification13/04/195913/04/1960
IraqRatification15/06/195915/06/1960
IrelandRatification11/06/195811/06/1958
IsraelRatification10/04/195810/04/1959
ItalyRatification15/03/196815/03/1969
Ivory CoastRatification05/05/196105/05/1962
JamaicaTerritorial application20/08/195817/01/1959
JamaicaRatification26/12/196226/12/1962
JordanRatification31/03/195831/03/1959
KazakhstanRatification18/05/200118/05/2002
KenyaRatification13/01/1964 
KiribatiAcceptance20/05/200203/02/2000
KuwaitRatification21/09/196121/09/1962
KyrgyzstanRatification18/02/199918/02/2000
LatviaRatification27/01/199227/01/1993
LebanonRatification01/06/197701/06/1978
LesothoRatification14/06/200114/06/2002
LiberiaRatification25/05/196225/05/1963
LibyaRatification13/03/196113/06/1962
LithuaniaRatification26/09/199426/09/1995
LuxembourgRatification24/07/196424/07/1965
MadagascarRatification06/06/200706/06/2008
MalawiRatification19/11/199919/11/2000
MalaysiaNotification03/03/1964 
MalaysiaDenunciation10/01/199010/01/1991
MaldivesRatification04/01/201304/01/2014
MaliRatification28/05/196225/05/1963
MaltaRatification04/01/196504/01/1965
MaltaTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
MartiniqueTerritorial application27/11/1974 
MauritaniaRatification03/04/199703/04/1998
MauritiusRatification02/12/196902/12/1970
MauritiusTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
MexicoRatification01/06/195901/06/1960
MongoliaRatification15/03/200515/03/2006
MontenegroSuccession28/05/200703/06/2006
MontserratTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
MoroccoRatification01/12/196601/12/1967
MozambiqueRatification06/06/197706/06/1978
NamibiaRatification15/11/200015/11/2001
NepalRatification30/08/200730/08/2008
NetherlandsTerritorial application18/02/1959 
NetherlandsDeclaration01/01/198601/01/1986
NetherlandsRatification18/02/195918/02/1960
New ZealandDeclaration28/09/1973 
New ZealandDeclaration28/09/1973 
New ZealandTerritorial application14/06/196814/06/1968
New ZealandRatification14/06/196814/06/1969
NicaraguaRatification31/10/196731/10/1968
NigerRatification23/03/196223/03/1963
North BorneoTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
NorwayRatification14/04/195814/04/1959
OmanRatification21/07/200521/07/2006
PakistanRatification15/02/196015/02/1961
PanamaRatification16/05/196616/05/1967
Papua New GuineaRatification01/05/197601/05/1976
ParaguayRatification16/05/196816/05/1969
PeruRatification06/12/196006/12/1961
PhilippinesRatification17/11/196017/11/1961
PolandRatification30/07/195830/07/1959
PortugalDeclaration04/10/199904/10/1999
PortugalRatification23/11/195923/11/1960
QatarRatification02/02/200702/02/2008
Republic of MoldovaRatification10/03/199310/03/1994
RomaniaRatification03/08/199803/08/1999
Russian FederationRatification02/07/199802/07/1999
RwandaRatification18/09/196218/09/1962
SamoaRatification30/06/200830/06/2009
San MarinoRatification01/02/199501/02/1996
Sao Tome and PrincipeRatification04/05/200504/05/2006
SarawakTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
Saudi ArabiaRatification15/06/197815/06/1979
SenegalRatification28/07/196128/07/1962
Serbia and MontenegroRatification10/07/200310/07/2004
SeychellesRatification06/02/197806/02/1978
SeychellesTerritorial application28/07/195817/01/1959
Sierra LeoneRatification13/06/1961 
Sierra LeoneTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
SingaporeTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
SingaporeDenunciation19/04/197919/04/1980
SingaporeRatification25/10/196525/10/1965
SlovakiaRatification29/09/199729/09/1998
SloveniaRatification24/06/199724/06/1998
SloveniaRatification24/06/199724/06/1998
Solomon IslandsRatification13/04/201213/04/2013
SomaliaRatification18/11/1960 
SomaliaDeclaration08/12/1961 
South AfricaRatification05/03/199705/03/1998
South SudanRatification29/04/201229/04/2013
Southern YemenRatification14/04/196914/04/1970
SpainRatification06/11/196706/11/1968
Sri LankaRatification07/01/200307/01/2004
St. HelenaTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
St. Kitts and NevisRatification12/10/200012/10/2001
St. Kitts-Nevis-AnguillaTerritorial application20/08/195817/01/1959
St. LuciaRatification14/05/198014/05/1980
St. LuciaTerritorial application20/08/195817/01/1959
St. VincentTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRatification31/05/199531/05/1995
SudanRatification22/10/197022/10/1971
SurinameRatification15/06/197615/06/1976
SwazilandTerritorial application31/08/195817/01/1959
SwazilandRatification28/02/197928/02/1980
SwedenRatification02/06/195802/06/1959
SwitzerlandRatification18/07/195918/07/1959
Syrian Arab RepublicRatification30/10/1961 
TajikistanRatification23/09/199923/09/2000
TanganyikaRatification30/01/196230/01/1962
ThailandRatification02/12/196902/12/1970
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaRatification15/07/200315/07/2004
TogoRatification10/07/199910/07/1999
Trinidad and TobagoTerritorial application20/08/195817/01/1959
Trinidad and TobagoRatification24/05/196324/05/1963
Trust Territory of Ruanda-UrundiTerritorial application23/01/196123/01/1962
TunisiaRatification12/01/195912/01/1960
TurkeyRatification29/03/196129/03/1962
TurkmenistanRatification15/05/199715/05/1998
UgandaRatification04/06/196304/06/1963
UkraineRatification14/12/200014/12/2001
United Arab EmiratesRatification24/02/199724/02/1998
United Arab RepublicRatification23/10/195823/10/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application07/07/1959 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application08/01/1960 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application11/12/1964 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application27/04/1961 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application11/04/1960 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application07/07/1959 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application25/11/1959 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application08/03/1960 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application27/05/1960 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application05/07/1960 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application16/03/1962 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application16/03/1962 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDeclaration24/10/1960 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application05/01/1961 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application17/03/1959 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application10/06/195817/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandRatification30/12/195717/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application08/07/195817/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application08/07/195817/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application08/07/195817/01/1959
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application23/01/196123/01/1962
United Republic of Tanganyika and ZanzibarNotification22/06/1964 
United States of AmericaRatification25/09/199125/09/1992
UruguayRatification22/11/196822/11/1969
UzbekistanRatification15/12/199715/12/1998
VanuatuRatification28/08/200628/08/2007
VenezuelaRatification16/11/196416/11/1965
Viet NamRatification14/07/202014/07/2021
ZambiaRatification22/02/196522/02/1966
ZimbabweCancellation20/11/198606/06/1980
ZimbabweRatification06/06/198006/06/1980
ZimbabweRatification27/08/199827/08/1999