Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour
- Document number
- 1065
- Date
- 1930
- Title
- Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour
- Author/publisher
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- International Law,
- Keywords
- International law; Slavery-like practices; Forced labour, Sexual exploitation, Labour exploitation, Domestic labour, Exploitation, Debt bondage, Trafficking forms,
- Summary
- ILO Convention No 29 requires the suppression of forced or compulsory labour in all its forms. Certain exceptions are permitted, such as military service, properly supervised convict labour, and emergencies such as wars, fires, earthquakes. The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. The ILO formulates international labour standards in the form of Conventions and Recommendations setting minimum standards of basic labour rights: freedom of association, the right to organize, collective bargaining, abolition of forced labour, equality of opportunity and treatment, and other standards regulating conditions across the entire spectrum of work related issues. The ILO's standards take the form of international labour Conventions and Recommendations. The ILO's Conventions are international treaties, subject to ratification by ILO member States. Its Recommendations are non-binding instruments. Eight Conventions should be considered fundamental to the rights of human beings at work, implemented and ratified by all member states of the organization. These are called Fundamental ILO Conventions. The Fundamental Conventions cover the areas of freedom of association, the abolition of forced labour, equality, and the elimination of forced child labour. Another four Conventions concerning matters of essential importance to labour institutions and policy have been considered as Priority Conventions. These include areas such as tripartite consultation, labor inspection and labor policy.
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