Extracts of ILO Convention n. 105 composed by 10 articles ratified by 112 countries as to 31/12/1995
CONCERNING THE ABOLITION OF FORCED LABOUR
(5/6/1957)
Article 1
Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies this Convention undertakes to suppress and not to make use of any form of forced or compulsory labour
- as a means of political coercion or education or as a punishment for holding or expressing political views or views ideologically opposed to the established political, social or ewnomic system
- as a method of mobilising and using labour for purposes of economic development;
- as a means of labour discipline;
- as a punishment for having participated in strikes;
- as a means of racial, social, national or religious discrimination.
Article 2
Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies this Convention undertakes to take effective measures to secure the immediate and complete abolition of forced or compulsory labour as specified in Article 1 of this Convention.
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