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Convention concerning the abolition of forced labour

Treaty data

Treaty number 006824
Date of conclusion 25-06-1957
Place of conclusion Genève
Provisional application
Entry into force 17-01-1959
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 0000268590
Consolidated text 0004945

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 18-02-1960 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 18-02-1960
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 01-01-1986
Curaçao 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten 10-10-2010

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 16-05-1963 (R) 16-05-1964
Albania 27-02-1997 (R) 27-02-1998
Algeria 12-06-1969 (R) 12-06-1970
Angola 04-06-1976 (Su) 11-11-1975
Antigua and Barbuda 02-02-1983 (R) 02-02-1984
Argentina 18-01-1960 (R) 18-01-1961
Armenia 17-12-2004 (R) 17-12-2005
Australia 07-06-1960 (R) 07-06-1961
Austria 05-03-1958 (R) 05-03-1959
Azerbaijan 09-08-2000 (R) 09-08-2001
Bahamas 25-05-1976 (Su) 10-07-1973
Bahrain 14-07-1998 (R) 14-07-1999
Bangladesh 22-06-1972 (Su) 26-03-1971
Barbados 08-05-1967 (Su) 30-11-1966
Belarus 25-09-1995 (R) 25-09-1996
Belgium 23-01-1961 (R) 23-01-1962
Belize 15-12-1983 (R) 15-12-1984
Benin 22-05-1961 (R) 22-05-1962
Bolivia 11-06-1990 (R) 11-06-1991
Bosnia and Herzegovina 15-11-2000 (R) 15-11-2001
Botswana 05-06-1997 (R) 05-06-1998
Brazil 18-06-1965 (R) 18-06-1966
Bulgaria 23-03-1999 (R) 23-03-2000
Burkina Faso 25-08-1997 (R) 25-08-1998
Burundi 11-03-1963 (Su) 01-07-1962
Cabo Verde 03-04-1979 (Su) 05-07-1975
Cambodia 23-08-1999 (R) 23-08-2000
Cameroon 25-05-1970 (R) 25-05-1971
Canada 14-07-1959 (R) 14-07-1960
Central African Republic 09-06-1964 (R) 09-06-1965
Chad 08-06-1961 (R) 08-06-1962
Chile 01-02-1999 (R) 01-02-2000
China 12-08-2022 (R) 12-08-2023
Colombia 07-06-1963 (R) 07-06-1964
Comoros 23-10-1978 (Su) 06-07-1975
Cook Islands 12-06-2015 (R) 12-06-2016
Costa Rica 04-05-1959 (R) 04-05-1960
Côte d'Ivoire 05-05-1961 (R) 05-05-1962
Croatia 05-03-1997 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 02-06-1958 (R) 02-06-1959
Cyprus 23-09-1960 (Su) 16-08-1960
Czech Republic 06-08-1996 (R) 06-08-1997
Democratic Republic of the Congo 20-06-2001 (R) 20-06-2002
Denmark 17-01-1958 (R) 17-01-1959
Djibouti 03-08-1978 (Su) 27-06-1977
Dominica 28-02-1983 (R) 28-02-1984
Dominican Republic 23-06-1958 (R) 23-06-1959
Ecuador 05-02-1962 (R) 05-02-1963
Egypt 23-10-1958 (R) 23-10-1959
El Salvador 18-11-1958 (R) 18-11-1959
Equatorial Guinea 13-08-2001 (R) 13-08-2002
Eritrea 22-02-2000 (R) 22-02-2001
Estonia 07-02-1996 (R) 07-02-1992
Eswatini 28-02-1979 (R) 28-02-1980
Ethiopia 24-03-1999 (R) 24-03-2000
Fiji 19-04-1974 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 27-05-1960 (R) 27-05-1961
France 18-12-1969 (R) 18-12-1970
Gabon 29-05-1961 (R) 29-05-1962
Gambia, The 04-09-2000 (R) 04-09-2001
Georgia 23-09-1996 (Su) 23-09-1996
Germany 22-06-1959 (R) 22-06-1960
Ghana 15-12-1958 (R) 15-12-1959
Greece 30-03-1962 (R) 30-03-1963
Grenada 09-07-1979 (Su) 07-02-1974
Guatemala 09-12-1959 (R) 09-12-1960
Guinea 11-07-1961 (R) 11-07-1962
Guinea-Bissau 21-02-1977 (Su) 24-09-1973
Guyana 08-06-1966 (Su) 26-05-1966
Haïti 04-03-1958 (R) 04-03-1959
Honduras 04-08-1958 (R) 04-08-1959
Hungary 04-01-1994 (R) 04-01-1995
Iceland 29-11-1960 (R) 29-11-1961
India 18-05-2000 (A) 18-05-2001
Indonesia 07-06-1999 (R) 07-06-2000
Iran 13-04-1959 (R) 13-04-1960
Iraq 15-06-1959 (R) 15-06-1960
Ireland 11-06-1958 (R) 11-06-1959
Israel 10-04-1958 (R) 10-04-1959
Italy 15-03-1968 (R) 15-03-1969
Jamaica 26-12-1962 (Su) 06-08-1962
Japan 19-07-2022 (R) 19-07-2023
Jordan 31-03-1958 (R) 31-03-1959
Kazakhstan 18-05-2001 (R) 18-05-2002
Kenya 13-01-1964 (Su) 12-12-1963
Kiribati 03-02-2000 (Su) 03-02-2001
Kuwait 21-09-1961 (R) 21-09-1962
Kyrgyzstan 18-02-1999 (R) 18-02-2000
Latvia 27-01-1992 (R) 27-01-1993
Lebanon 01-06-1977 (R) 01-06-1978
Lesotho 14-06-2001 (R) 14-06-2002
Liberia 25-05-1962 (R) 25-05-1963
Libya 13-06-1961 (R) 13-06-1962
Lithuania 26-09-1994 (R) 26-09-1995
Luxembourg 24-07-1964 (R) 24-07-1965
Madagascar 06-06-2007 (R) 06-06-2008
Malawi 19-11-1999 (R) 19-11-2000
Malaysia 13-10-1958 (R) 13-10-1959 10-01-1990 10-01-1991
Maldives 04-01-2013 (R) 04-01-2014
Mali 28-05-1962 (R) 28-05-1963
Malta 04-01-1965 (Su) 21-09-1964
Mauritania 03-04-1997 (R) 03-04-1998
Mauritius 02-12-1969 (Su) 12-03-1968
Mexico 01-06-1959 (R) 01-06-1960
Moldova 10-03-1993 (R) 10-03-1994
Mongolia 15-03-2005 (R) 15-03-2006
Montenegro 03-06-2006 (R) 03-06-2007
Morocco 01-12-1966 (R) 01-12-1967
Mozambique 06-06-1977 (R) 06-06-1978
Namibia 15-11-2000 (R) 15-11-2001
Nepal 30-08-2007 (R) 30-08-2008
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 18-02-1959 (R) 18-02-1960
New Zealand 14-06-1968 (R) 14-06-1969
Nicaragua 31-10-1967 (R) 31-10-1968
Niger 23-03-1962 (R) 23-03-1963
Nigeria 17-10-1960 (Su) 01-10-1960
North Macedonia 15-07-2003 (R) 15-07-2004
Norway 14-04-1958 (A) 14-04-1959
Oman 21-07-2005 (R) 21-07-2006
Pakistan 15-02-1960 (R) 15-02-1961
Panama 16-05-1966 (R) 16-05-1967
Papua New Guinea 01-05-1976 (Su) 16-09-1975
Paraguay 16-05-1968 (R) 16-05-1969
Peru 06-12-1960 (R) 06-12-1961
Philippines 17-11-1960 (R) 17-11-1961
Poland 30-07-1958 (R) 30-07-1959
Portugal 23-11-1959 (R) 23-11-1960
Qatar 02-02-2007 (R) 02-02-2008
Republic of the Congo 26-11-1999 (R) 26-11-2000
Romania 03-08-1998 (R) 03-08-1999
Russian Federation 02-07-1998 (R) 02-07-1999
Rwanda 18-09-1962 (Su) 01-07-1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis 12-10-2000 (R) 12-10-2001
Saint Lucia 14-05-1980 (Su) 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21-10-1998 (R) 21-10-1999
Samoa 30-06-2008 (R) 30-06-2009
San Marino 01-02-1995 (R) 01-02-1996
São Tomé e Principe 04-05-2005 (R) 04-05-2006
Saudi Arabia 15-06-1978 (R) 15-06-1979
Senegal 28-07-1961 (R) 28-07-1962
Serbia 10-07-2003 (R) 10-07-2004
Seychelles 06-02-1978 (Su) 28-06-1976
Sierra Leone 13-06-1961 (Su) 27-04-1961
Singapore 25-10-1965 (Su) 09-08-1965 19-04-1979 19-04-1980
Slovakia 29-09-1997 (R) 29-09-1998
Slovenia 24-06-1997 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 13-04-2012 (R) 13-04-2013
Somalia 08-12-1961 (Su) 26-06-1960
South Africa 05-03-1997 (R) 05-03-1998
Spain 06-11-1967 (R) 06-11-1968
Sri Lanka 07-01-2003 (R) 07-01-2004
Sudan 22-10-1970 (R) 22-10-1971
Suriname 15-06-1976 (R) 15-06-1977
Sweden 02-06-1958 (R) 02-06-1959
Switzerland 18-07-1958 (R) 18-07-1959
Syria 30-10-1961 (Su) 28-09-1961
Tajikistan 23-09-1999 (R) 23-09-2000
Tanzania 30-01-1962 (Su) 09-12-1961
Thailand 02-12-1969 (R) 02-12-1970
Togo 10-07-1999 (R) 10-07-2000
Trinidad and Tobago 24-05-1963 (Su) 31-08-1962
Tunisia 12-01-1959 (R) 12-01-1960
Türkiye 29-03-1961 (R) 29-03-1962
Turkmenistan 15-05-1997 (Su) 15-05-1997
Uganda 04-06-1963 (Su) 09-10-1962
Ukraine 14-12-2000 (R) 14-12-2001
United Arab Emirates 24-02-1997 (R) 24-02-1998
United Kingdom 30-12-1957 (R) 17-01-1959
United States of America 25-09-1991 (R) 25-09-1992
Uruguay 22-11-1968 (R) 22-11-1969
Uzbekistan 15-12-1997 (R) 15-12-1998
Vanuatu 28-08-2006 (R) 28-08-2007
Venezuela 16-11-1964 (R) 16-11-1965
Vietnam 14-07-2020 (R) 14-07-2021
Yemen 14-04-1969 (R) 14-04-1970
Zambia 22-02-1965 (R) 22-02-1966
Zimbabwe 27-08-1998 (R) 27-08-1999

Extensions

Australia

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Nauru (< 31-01-1968) 05-10-1962 31-01-1968
New Guinea (< 16-09-1975) 05-10-1962 16-09-1975
Norfolk Island 05-10-1962
Papua (< 16-09-1975) 05-10-1962 16-09-1975

Belgium

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Ruanda-Urundi ( <01-07-1962) 23-01-1962 01-07-1962

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Faroes 17-01-1959
Greenland 17-01-1959

New Zealand

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Cook Islands 28-09-1974
Niue 14-06-1969
Tokelau Islands 14-06-1969

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Aden (< 30-11-1967) 17-01-1959 30-11-1967
Anguilla 17-01-1959
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981) 17-01-1959 01-11-1981
Bahamas (< 10-07-1973) 17-01-1959 10-07-1973
Barbados (< 30-11-1966) 17-01-1959 30-11-1966
Belize (< 21-09-1981) 27-04-1962 21-09-1981
Bermuda 17-01-1959
Botswana (< 30-09-1966) 17-01-1959 30-09-1966
British North Borneo (< 16-09-1963) 17-01-1959 16-09-1963
British Somaliland (< 26-06-1960) 17-01-1959 26-06-1960
British Virgin Islands 17-01-1959
Brunei (< 01-01-1984) 17-01-1959 01-01-1984
Cyprus (< 16-08-1960) 08-01-1961 16-08-1960
Dominica (< 03-11-1978) 17-01-1959 03-11-1978
Falkland Islands 17-01-1959
Fiji (< 10-10-1970) 18-02-1965 10-10-1970
Gambia, The (< 18-02-1965) 11-04-1961 18-02-1965
Gibraltar 17-01-1959
Grenada (< 07-02-1974) 17-01-1959 07-02-1974
Guernsey 17-03-1960
Guiana (< 26-05-1966) 17-01-1959 26-05-1966
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 25-11-1960 01-07-1997
Jamaica (< 06-08-1962) 17-01-1959 06-08-1962
Jersey 17-03-1960
Kenya (< 12-12-1963) 16-03-1963 12-12-1963
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979) 17-01-1959 12-07-1979
Lesotho (< 04-10-1966) 17-01-1959 04-10-1966
Malawi (< 01-01-1964) 05-01-1962 01-01-1964
Malta (< 21-09-1964) 17-01-1959 21-09-1964
Man, Isle of 17-03-1960
Mauritius (< 12-03-1968) 17-01-1959 23-03-1968
Montserrat 17-01-1959
Nigeria (< 01-10-1960) 05-07-1961 01-10-1960
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983) 17-01-1959 19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 17-01-1959 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) 17-01-1959 27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 17-01-1959
Sarawak (< 16-09-1963) 17-01-1959 16-09-1963
Seychelles (< 29-06-1976) 17-01-1959 29-06-1976
Sierra Leone (< 27-04-1961) 17-01-1959 27-04-1961
Singapore (< 16-09-1963) 17-01-1959 16-09-1963
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) 08-03-1961 07-07-1978
Swaziland (< 06-09-1968) 17-01-1959 06-09-1968
Tanganyika (< 09-12-1961) 27-05-1961 26-04-1964
Trinidad and Tobago (< 31-08-1962) 17-01-1959 31-08-1962
Turks and Caicos Islands 17-01-1959
Uganda (< 09-10-1962) 16-03-1963 09-10-1962
Zambia (< 01-01-1964) 24-10-1961 01-01-1964
Zanzibar (< 26-04-1964) 07-07-1960 26-04-1964
Zimbabwe (< 18-04-1980) 07-07-1960 18-04-1980
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