| Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour | |
|---|---|
 Contracting and in force states Contracting but not in force States that denounced the convention Non-contracting states Not a member ofILO | |
| Signed | 25 June 1957 |
| Effective | 17 January 1959 |
| Condition | 2 ratifications |
| Parties | 176[1] (178 ratifications less two denunciations) |
| Depositary | Director-General of the International Labour Office |
| Languages | French and English |
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957, the full title of which isConvention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 (No. 105), is one of the eightILO fundamental conventions of theInternational Labour Organization, which cancels certain forms of forced labour still allowed under theForced Labour Convention of 1930, such as punishment forstrikes and as a punishment for holding certainpolitical views.
In order to implement the 1930 Forced Labour Convention and the 1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, theSpecial Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour was set up.
As of October 2022[update], the convention has been ratified by 178 of the 187ILO members.[1] Nine ILO members have not ratified the convention:[2]
Two countries that had ratified the convention (Malaysia and Singapore) have since denounced it.[1] In addition, seven members of theUnited 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, andNorth Korea.
| Country | Date | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 1963-05-16 | In Force | |
 Albania | 1997-02-27 | In Force | |
 Algeria | 1969-06-12 | In Force | |
 Angola | 1976-06-04 | In Force | |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 1983-02-02 | In Force | |
 Argentina | 1960-01-18 | In Force | |
 Armenia | 2004-12-17 | In Force | |
 Australia | 1960-06-07 | In Force | |
 Austria | 1958-03-05 | In Force | |
 Azerbaijan | 2000-08-09 | In Force | |
 Bahamas | 1976-05-25 | In Force | |
 Bahrain | 1998-07-14 | In Force | |
 Bangladesh | 1972-06-22 | In Force | |
 Barbados | 1967-05-08 | In Force | |
 Belarus | 1995-09-25 | In Force | |
 Belgium | 1961-01-23 | In Force | |
 Belize | 1983-12-15 | In Force | |
 Benin | 1961-05-22 | In Force | |
 Bolivia | 1990-06-11 | In Force | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2000-11-15 | In Force | |
 Botswana | 1997-06-05 | In Force | |
 Brazil | 1965-06-18 | In Force | |
 Bulgaria | 1999-03-23 | In Force | |
 Burkina Faso | 1997-08-25 | In Force | |
 Burundi | 1963-03-11 | In Force | |
 Cape Verde | 1979-04-03 | In Force | |
 Cambodia | 1999-08-23 | In Force | |
 Cameroon | 1962-09-03 | In Force | |
 Canada | 1959-07-14 | In Force | |
 Central African Republic | 1964-06-09 | In Force | |
 Chad | 1961-06-08 | In Force | |
 Chile | 1999-02-01 | In Force | |
 China | 2022-08-12 | In Force | |
 Colombia | 1963-06-07 | In Force | |
 Comoros | 1978-10-23 | In Force | |
 Congo | 1999-11-26 | In Force | |
 Cook Islands | 2015-06-12 | In Force | |
 Costa Rica | 1959-05-04 | In Force | |
 Croatia | 1997-03-05 | In Force | |
 Cuba | 1958-06-02 | In Force | |
 Cyprus | 1960-09-23 | In Force | |
 Czech Republic | 1996-08-06 | In Force | |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2001-06-20 | In Force | |
 Denmark | 1958-01-17 | In Force | |
 Djibouti | 1978-08-03 | In Force | |
 Dominica | 1983-02-28 | In Force | |
 Dominican Republic | 1958-06-23 | In Force | |
 Ecuador | 1962-02-05 | In Force | |
 Egypt | 1958-10-23 | In Force | |
 El Salvador | 1958-11-18 | In Force | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 2001-08-13 | In Force | |
 Eritrea | 2000-02-22 | In Force | |
 Estonia | 1996-02-07 | In Force | |
 Eswatini | 1979-02-28 | In Force | |
 Ethiopia | 1999-03-24 | In Force | |
 Fiji | 1974-04-19 | In Force | |
 Finland | 1960-05-27 | In Force | |
 France | 1969-12-18 | In Force | |
 Gabon | 1961-05-29 | In Force | |
 Gambia | 2000-09-04 | In Force | |
 Georgia | 1996-09-23 | In Force | |
 Germany | 1959-06-22 | In Force | |
 Ghana | 1958-12-15 | In Force | |
 Greece | 1962-03-30 | In Force | |
 Grenada | 1979-07-09 | In Force | |
 Guatemala | 1959-12-09 | In Force | |
 Guinea | 1961-07-11 | In Force | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 1977-02-21 | In Force | |
 Guyana | 1966-06-08 | In Force | |
 Haiti | 1958-03-04 | In Force | |
 Honduras | 1958-08-04 | In Force | |
 Hungary | 1994-01-04 | In Force | |
 Iceland | 1960-11-29 | In Force | |
 India | 2000-05-18 | In Force | |
 Indonesia | 1999-06-07 | In Force | |
 Iran | 1959-04-13 | In Force | |
 Iraq | 1959-06-15 | In Force | |
 Ireland | 1958-06-11 | In Force | |
 Israel | 1958-04-10 | In Force | |
 Italy | 1968-03-15 | In Force | |
 Ivory Coast | 1961-05-05 | In Force | |
 Jamaica | 1962-12-26 | In Force | |
 Japan | 2022-07-19 | In Force | |
 Jordan | 1958-03-31 | In Force | |
 Kazakhstan | 2001-05-18 | In Force | |
 Kenya | 1964-01-13 | In Force | |
 Kiribati | 2000-02-03 | In Force | |
 Kuwait | 1961-09-21 | In Force | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1999-02-18 | In Force | |
 Latvia | 1992-01-27 | In Force | |
 Lebanon | 1977-06-01 | In Force | |
 Lesotho | 2001-06-14 | In Force | |
 Liberia | 1962-05-25 | In Force | |
 Libya | 1961-06-13 | In Force | |
 Lithuania | 1994-09-26 | In Force | |
 Luxembourg | 1964-07-24 | In Force | |
 Madagascar | 2007-06-06 | In Force | |
 Malawi | 1999-11-19 | In Force | |
 Malaysia | 1958-10-13 | Not in force | Denounced on 10 Jan 1990 |
 Maldives | 2013-01-04 | In Force | |
 Mali | 1962-05-28 | In Force | |
 Malta | 1965-01-04 | In Force | |
 Mauritania | 1997-04-03 | In Force | |
 Mauritius | 1969-12-02 | In Force | |
 Mexico | 1959-06-01 | In Force | |
 Moldova | 1993-03-10 | In Force | |
 Mongolia | 2005-03-15 | In Force | |
 Montenegro | 2006-06-03 | In Force | |
 Morocco | 1966-12-01 | In Force | |
 Mozambique | 1977-06-06 | In Force | |
 Namibia | 2000-11-15 | In Force | |
 Nepal | 2007-08-30 | In Force | |
 Netherlands | 1959-02-18 | In Force | |
 New Zealand | 1968-06-14 | In Force | |
 Nicaragua | 1967-10-31 | In Force | |
 Niger | 1962-03-23 | In Force | |
 Nigeria | 1960-10-17 | In Force | |
 North Macedonia | 2003-07-15 | In Force | |
 Norway | 1958-04-14 | In Force | |
 Oman | 2005-07-21 | In Force | |
 Pakistan | 1960-02-15 | In Force | |
 Panama | 1966-05-16 | In Force | |
 Papua New Guinea | 1976-05-01 | In Force | |
 Paraguay | 1968-05-16 | In Force | |
 Peru | 1960-12-06 | In Force | |
 Philippines | 1960-11-17 | In Force | |
 Poland | 1958-07-30 | In Force | |
 Portugal | 1959-11-23 | In Force | |
 Qatar | 2007-02-02 | In Force | |
 Romania | 1998-08-03 | In Force | |
 Russia | 1998-07-02 | In Force | |
 Rwanda | 1962-09-18 | In Force | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2000-10-12 | In Force | |
 Saint Lucia | 1980-05-14 | In Force | |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1998-10-21 | In Force | |
 Samoa | 2008-06-30 | In Force | |
 San Marino | 1995-02-01 | In Force | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe | 2005-05-04 | In Force | |
 Saudi Arabia | 1978-06-15 | In Force | |
 Senegal | 1961-07-28 | In Force | |
 Serbia | 2003-07-10 | In Force | |
 Seychelles | 1978-02-06 | In Force | |
 Sierra Leone | 1961-06-13 | In Force | |
 Singapore | 1965-10-25 | Not in force | Denounced on 19 Apr 1979 |
 Slovakia | 1997-09-29 | In Force | |
 Slovenia | 1997-06-24 | In Force | |
 Solomon Islands | 2012-04-13 | In Force | |
 Somalia | 1961-12-08 | In Force | |
 South Africa | 1997-03-05 | In Force | |
 South Sudan | 2012-04-29 | In Force | |
 Spain | 1967-11-06 | In Force | |
 Sri Lanka | 2003-01-07 | In Force | |
 Sudan | 1970-10-22 | In Force | |
 Suriname | 1976-06-15 | In Force | |
 Sweden | 1958-06-02 | In Force | |
 Switzerland | 1958-07-18 | In Force | |
 Syria | 1958-10-23 | In Force | |
 Tajikistan | 1999-09-23 | In Force | |
 Tanzania | 1962-01-30 | In Force | |
 Thailand | 1969-12-02 | In Force | |
 Togo | 1999-07-10 | In Force | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 1963-05-24 | In Force | |
 Tunisia | 1959-01-12 | In Force | |
 Turkmenistan | 1997-05-15 | In Force | |
 Turkey | 1961-03-29 | In Force | |
 Uganda | 1963-06-04 | In Force | |
 Ukraine | 2000-12-14 | In Force | |
 United Arab Emirates | 1997-02-24 | In Force | |
 United Kingdom | 1957-12-30 | In Force | |
 United States | 1991-09-25 | In Force | |
 Uruguay | 1968-11-22 | In Force | |
 Uzbekistan | 1997-12-15 | In Force | |
 Vanuatu | 2006-08-28 | In Force | |
 Venezuela | 1964-11-16 | In Force | |
 Vietnam | 2020-07-14 | In Force | |
 Yemen | 1969-04-14 | In Force | |
 Zambia | 1965-02-22 | In Force | |
 Zimbabwe | 1998-08-27 | In Force |
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