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... The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation, ...
... Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the
International Labour Office, and having met in its fourteenth session on
10 June 1930, and Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals
with regard to forced or compulsory labour, which is included in the first
item on the agenda of the session, and ...
... Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the
International Labour Office, and having met in its fourteenth session on
10 June 1930, and Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals
with regard to forced or compulsory labour, which is included in the first
item on the agenda of the session, and ...
... Adopts this twenty-eighth day of June of the year one thousand nine
hundred and thirty the following Convention, which may be cited as the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930, for ratification by the Members of the
International Labour Organisation in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution of the International Labour Organisation: ...
... Adopts this twenty-eighth day of June of the year one thousand nine
hundred and thirty the following Convention, which may be cited as the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930, for ratification by the Members of the
International Labour Organisation in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution of the International Labour Organisation: ...
... Adopts this twenty-eighth day of June of the year one thousand nine
hundred and thirty the following Convention, which may be cited as the
Forced Labour Convention, 1930, for ratification by the Members of the
International Labour Organisation in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution of the International Labour Organisation: ...
... 1. Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies
this Convention undertakes to suppress the use of forced or compulsory
labour in all its forms within the shortest possible period. ...
... 1. Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies
this Convention undertakes to suppress the use of forced or compulsory
labour in all its forms within the shortest possible period. ...
... 2. With a view to this complete suppression, recourse to forced or
compulsory labour may be had, during the transitional period, for public
purposes only and as an exceptional measure, subject to the conditions and
guarantees hereinafter provided. ...
... 3. At the expiration of a period of five years after the coming into
force of this Convention, and when the Governing Body of the International
Labour Office prepares the report provided for in article 31 below, the
said Governing Body shall consider the possibility of the suppression of
forced or compulsory labour in all its forms without a further
transitional period and the desirability of placing this question on the
agenda of the Conference. ...
... 3. At the expiration of a period of five years after the coming into
force of this Convention, and when the Governing Body of the International
Labour Office prepares the report provided for in article 31 below, the
said Governing Body shall consider the possibility of the suppression of
forced or compulsory labour in all its forms without a further
transitional period and the desirability of placing this question on the
agenda of the Conference. ...
... 1. For the purposes of this Convention the term "forced or
compulsory labour" shall mean all work or service which is exacted
from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said
person has not offered himself voluntarily. ...
... 2. Nevertheless, for the purposes of this Convention the term "forced
or compulsory labour" shall not include: ...
... 1. The competent authority shall not impose or permit the imposition of
forced or compulsory labour for the benefit of private individuals,
companies or associations. ...
... 2. Where such forced or compulsory labour for the benefit of private
individuals, companies or associations exists at the date on which a
Member's ratification of this Convention is registered by the
Director-General of the International Labour Office, the Member shall
completely suppress such forced or compulsory labour from the date on
which this Convention comes into force for that Member. ...
... 2. Where such forced or compulsory labour for the benefit of private
individuals, companies or associations exists at the date on which a
Member's ratification of this Convention is registered by the
Director-General of the International Labour Office, the Member shall
completely suppress such forced or compulsory labour from the date on
which this Convention comes into force for that Member. ...
... 2. Where such forced or compulsory labour for the benefit of private
individuals, companies or associations exists at the date on which a
Member's ratification of this Convention is registered by the
Director-General of the International Labour Office, the Member shall
completely suppress such forced or compulsory labour from the date on
which this Convention comes into force for that Member. ...
... 1. No concession granted to private individuals, companies or
associations shall involve any form of forced or compulsory labour for the
production or the collection of products which such private individuals,
companies or associations utilise or in which they trade. ...
... 2. Where concessions exist containing provisions involving such forced
or compulsory labour, such provisions shall be rescinded as soon as
possible, in order to comply with article 1 of this Convention. ...
... Officials of the administration, even when they have the duty of
encouraging the populations under their charge to engage in some form of
labour, shall not put constraint upon the said populations or upon any
individual members thereof to work for private individuals, companies or
associations. ...
... 1. Chiefs who do not exercise administrative functions shall not have
recourse to forced or compulsory labour. ...
... 2. Chiefs who exercise administrative functions may, with the express
permission of the competent authority, have recourse to forced or
compulsory labour, subject to the provisions of article 10 of this
Convention. ...
... 1. The responsibility for every decision to have recourse to forced or
compulsory labour shall rest with the highest civil authority in the
territory concerned. ...
... 2. Nevertheless, that authority may delegate powers to the highest local
authorities to exact forced or compulsory labour which does not involve
the removal of the workers from their place of habitual residence. That
authority may also delegate, for such periods and subject to such
conditions as may be laid down in the regulations provided for in article
23 of this Convention, powers to the highest local authorities to exact
forced or compulsory labour which involves the removal of the workers from
their place of habitual residence for the purpose of facilitating the
movement of officials of the administration, when on duty, and for the
transport of Government stores. ...
... 2. Nevertheless, that authority may delegate powers to the highest local
authorities to exact forced or compulsory labour which does not involve
the removal of the workers from their place of habitual residence. That
authority may also delegate, for such periods and subject to such
conditions as may be laid down in the regulations provided for in article
23 of this Convention, powers to the highest local authorities to exact
forced or compulsory labour which involves the removal of the workers from
their place of habitual residence for the purpose of facilitating the
movement of officials of the administration, when on duty, and for the
transport of Government stores. ...
... Except as otherwise provided for in article 10 of this Convention, any
authority competent to exact forced or compulsory labour shall, before
deciding to have recourse to such labour, satisfy itself: ...
... Except as otherwise provided for in article 10 of this Convention, any
authority competent to exact forced or compulsory labour shall, before
deciding to have recourse to such labour, satisfy itself: ...
... (c) That it has been impossible to obtain voluntary labour for carrying
out the work or rendering the service by the offer of rates of wages and
conditions of labour not less favourable than those prevailing in the area
concerned for similar work or service; and ...
... (c) That it has been impossible to obtain voluntary labour for carrying
out the work or rendering the service by the offer of rates of wages and
conditions of labour not less favourable than those prevailing in the area
concerned for similar work or service; and ...
... (d) That the work or service will not lay too heavy a burden upon the
present population, having regard to the labour available and its capacity
to undertake the work. ...
... 1. Forced or compulsory labour exacted as a tax and forced or compulsory
labour to which recourse is had for the execution of public works by
chiefs who exercise administrative functions shall be progressively
abolished. ...
... 1. Forced or compulsory labour exacted as a tax and forced or compulsory
labour to which recourse is had for the execution of public works by
chiefs who exercise administrative functions shall be progressively
abolished. ...
... 2. Meanwhile, where forced or compulsory labour is exacted as a tax, and
where recourse is had to forced or compulsory labour for the execution of
public works by chiefs who exercise administrative functions, the
authority concerned shall first satisfy itself: ...
... 2. Meanwhile, where forced or compulsory labour is exacted as a tax, and
where recourse is had to forced or compulsory labour for the execution of
public works by chiefs who exercise administrative functions, the
authority concerned shall first satisfy itself: ...
... (c) That the work or service will not lay too heavy a burden upon the
present population, having regard to the labour available and its capacity
to undertake the work; ...
... 1. Only adult able-bodied males who are of an apparent age of not less
than 18 and not more than 45 years may be called upon for forced or
compulsory labour. Except in respect of the kinds of labour provided for
in article 10 of this Convention, the following limitations and conditions
shall apply: ...
... 1. Only adult able-bodied males who are of an apparent age of not less
than 18 and not more than 45 years may be called upon for forced or
compulsory labour. Except in respect of the kinds of labour provided for
in article 10 of this Convention, the following limitations and conditions
shall apply: ...
... 2. For the purposes of subparagraph (c) of the preceding paragraph, the
regulations provided for in article 23 of this Convention shall fix the
proportion of the resident adult able-bodied males who may be taken at any
one time for forced or compulsory labour, provided always that this
proportion shall in no case exceed 25 per cent. In fixing this proportion
the competent authority shall take account of the density of the
population, of its social and physical development, of the seasons, and of
the work which must be done by the persons concerned on their own behalf
in their locality, and, generally, shall have regard to the economic and
social necessities of the normal life of the community concerned. ...
... 1. The maximum period for which any person may be taken for forced or
compulsory labour of all kinds in any one period of twelve months shall
not exceed sixty days, including the time spent in going to and from the
place of work. ...
... 2. Every person from whom forced or compulsory labour is exacted shall
be furnished with a certificate indicating the periods of such labour
which he has completed. ...
... 2. Every person from whom forced or compulsory labour is exacted shall
be furnished with a certificate indicating the periods of such labour
which he has completed. ...
... 1. The normal working hours of any person from whom forced or compulsory
labour is exacted shall be the same as those prevailing in the case of
voluntary labour, and the hours worked in excess of the normal working
hours shall be remunerated at the rates prevailing in the case of overtime
for voluntary labour. ...
... 1. The normal working hours of any person from whom forced or compulsory
labour is exacted shall be the same as those prevailing in the case of
voluntary labour, and the hours worked in excess of the normal working
hours shall be remunerated at the rates prevailing in the case of overtime
for voluntary labour. ...
... 1. The normal working hours of any person from whom forced or compulsory
labour is exacted shall be the same as those prevailing in the case of
voluntary labour, and the hours worked in excess of the normal working
hours shall be remunerated at the rates prevailing in the case of overtime
for voluntary labour. ...
... 2. A weekly day of rest shall be granted to all persons from whom forced
or compulsory labour of any kind is exacted and this day shall coincide as
far as possible with the day fixed by tradition or custom in the
territories or regions concerned. ...
... 1. With the exception of the forced or compulsory labour provided for in
article 10 of this Convention, forced or compulsory labour of all kinds
shall be remunerated in cash at rates not less than those prevailing for
similar kinds of work either in the district in which the labour is
employed or in the district from which the labour is recruited, whichever
may be the higher. ...
... 1. With the exception of the forced or compulsory labour provided for in
article 10 of this Convention, forced or compulsory labour of all kinds
shall be remunerated in cash at rates not less than those prevailing for
similar kinds of work either in the district in which the labour is
employed or in the district from which the labour is recruited, whichever
may be the higher. ...
... 1. With the exception of the forced or compulsory labour provided for in
article 10 of this Convention, forced or compulsory labour of all kinds
shall be remunerated in cash at rates not less than those prevailing for
similar kinds of work either in the district in which the labour is
employed or in the district from which the labour is recruited, whichever
may be the higher. ...
... 1. With the exception of the forced or compulsory labour provided for in
article 10 of this Convention, forced or compulsory labour of all kinds
shall be remunerated in cash at rates not less than those prevailing for
similar kinds of work either in the district in which the labour is
employed or in the district from which the labour is recruited, whichever
may be the higher. ...
... 2. In the case of labour to which recourse is had by chiefs in the
exercise of their administrative functions, payment of wages in accordance
with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be introduced as soon
as possible. ...
... 1. Any laws or regulations relating to workmen's compensation for
accidents or sickness arising out of the employment of the worker and any
laws or regulations providing compensation for the dependants of deceased
or incapacitated workers which are or shall be in force in the territory
concerned shall be equally applicable to persons from whom forced or
compulsory labour is exacted and to voluntary workers. ...
... 2. In any case it shall be an obligation on any authority employing any
worker on forced or compulsory labour to ensure the subsistence of any
such worker who, by accident or sickness arising out of his employment, is
rendered wholly or partially incapable of providing for himself, and to
take measures to ensure the maintenance of any persons actually dependent
upon such a worker in the event of his incapacity or decease arising out
of his employment. ...
... 1. Except in cases of special necessity, persons from whom forced or
compulsory labour is exacted shall not be transferred to districts where
the food and climate differ so considerably from those to which they have
been accustomed as to endanger their health. ...
... Before permitting recourse to forced or compulsory labour for works of
construction or maintenance which entail the workers remaining at the
workplaces for considerable periods, the competent authority shall satisfy
itself: ...
... (5) That any worker who may wish to remain as a voluntary worker at the
end of his period of forced or compulsory labour is permitted to do so
without, for a period of two years, losing his right to repatriation free
of expense to himself. ...
... 1. Forced or compulsory labour for the transport of persons or goods,
such as the labour of porters or boatmen, shall be abolished within the
shortest possible period. Meanwhile the competent authority shall
promulgate regulations determining, inter alia, ...
... 1. Forced or compulsory labour for the transport of persons or goods,
such as the labour of porters or boatmen, shall be abolished within the
shortest possible period. Meanwhile the competent authority shall
promulgate regulations determining, inter alia, ...
... (a) that such labour shall only be employed for the purpose of
facilitating the movement of officials of the administration, when on
duty, or for the transport of Government stores, or, in cases of very
urgent necessity, the transport of persons other than officials, ...
... (f) the persons entitled to demand this form of forced or compulsory
labour and the extent to which they are entitled to demand it. ...
... Collective punishment laws under which a community may be punished for
crimes committed by any of its members shall not contain provisions for
forced or compulsory labour by the community as one of the methods of
punishment. ...
... The annual reports that Members which ratify this Convention agree to
make to the International Labour Office, pursuant to the provisions of
article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation,
on the measures they have taken to give effect to the provisions of this
Convention, shall contain as full information as possible, in respect of
each territory concerned, regarding the extent to which recourse has been
had to forced or compulsory labour in that territory, the purposes for
which it has been employed, the sickness and death rates, hours of work,
methods of payment of wages and rates of wages, and any other relevant
information. ...
... The annual reports that Members which ratify this Convention agree to
make to the International Labour Office, pursuant to the provisions of
article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation,
on the measures they have taken to give effect to the provisions of this
Convention, shall contain as full information as possible, in respect of
each territory concerned, regarding the extent to which recourse has been
had to forced or compulsory labour in that territory, the purposes for
which it has been employed, the sickness and death rates, hours of work,
methods of payment of wages and rates of wages, and any other relevant
information. ...
... The annual reports that Members which ratify this Convention agree to
make to the International Labour Office, pursuant to the provisions of
article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation,
on the measures they have taken to give effect to the provisions of this
Convention, shall contain as full information as possible, in respect of
each territory concerned, regarding the extent to which recourse has been
had to forced or compulsory labour in that territory, the purposes for
which it has been employed, the sickness and death rates, hours of work,
methods of payment of wages and rates of wages, and any other relevant
information. ...
... 1. To give effect to the provisions of this Convention the competent
authority shall issue complete and precise regulations governing the use
of forced or compulsory labour. ...
... 2. These regulations shall contain, inter alia, rules permitting any
person from whom forced or compulsory labour is exacted to forward all
complaints relative to the conditions of labour to the authorities and
ensuring that such complaints will be examined and taken into
consideration. ...
... 2. These regulations shall contain, inter alia, rules permitting any
person from whom forced or compulsory labour is exacted to forward all
complaints relative to the conditions of labour to the authorities and
ensuring that such complaints will be examined and taken into
consideration. ...
... Adequate measures shall in all cases be taken to ensure that the
regulations governing the employment of forced or compulsory labour are
strictly applied, either by extending the duties of any existing labour
inspectorate which has been established for the inspection of voluntary
labour to cover the inspection of forced or compulsory labour or in some
other appropriate manner. Measures shall also be taken to ensure that the
regulations are brought to the knowledge of persons from whom such labour
is exacted. ...
... Adequate measures shall in all cases be taken to ensure that the
regulations governing the employment of forced or compulsory labour are
strictly applied, either by extending the duties of any existing labour
inspectorate which has been established for the inspection of voluntary
labour to cover the inspection of forced or compulsory labour or in some
other appropriate manner. Measures shall also be taken to ensure that the
regulations are brought to the knowledge of persons from whom such labour
is exacted. ...
... Adequate measures shall in all cases be taken to ensure that the
regulations governing the employment of forced or compulsory labour are
strictly applied, either by extending the duties of any existing labour
inspectorate which has been established for the inspection of voluntary
labour to cover the inspection of forced or compulsory labour or in some
other appropriate manner. Measures shall also be taken to ensure that the
regulations are brought to the knowledge of persons from whom such labour
is exacted. ...
... Adequate measures shall in all cases be taken to ensure that the
regulations governing the employment of forced or compulsory labour are
strictly applied, either by extending the duties of any existing labour
inspectorate which has been established for the inspection of voluntary
labour to cover the inspection of forced or compulsory labour or in some
other appropriate manner. Measures shall also be taken to ensure that the
regulations are brought to the knowledge of persons from whom such labour
is exacted. ...
... Adequate measures shall in all cases be taken to ensure that the
regulations governing the employment of forced or compulsory labour are
strictly applied, either by extending the duties of any existing labour
inspectorate which has been established for the inspection of voluntary
labour to cover the inspection of forced or compulsory labour or in some
other appropriate manner. Measures shall also be taken to ensure that the
regulations are brought to the knowledge of persons from whom such labour
is exacted. ...
... The illegal exaction of forced or compulsory labour shall be punishable
as a penal offence, and it shall be an obligation on any Member ratifying
this Convention to ensure that the penalties imposed by law are really
adequate and are strictly enforced. ...
... 1. Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies
this Convention undertakes to apply it to the territories placed under its
sovereignty, jurisdiction, protection, suzerainty, tutelage or authority,
so far as it has the right to accept obligations affecting matters of
internal jurisdiction; provided that, if such Member may desire to take
advantage of the provisions of article 35 of the Constitution of the
International Labour Organisation, it shall append to its ratification a
declaration stating: ...
... 1. Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies
this Convention undertakes to apply it to the territories placed under its
sovereignty, jurisdiction, protection, suzerainty, tutelage or authority,
so far as it has the right to accept obligations affecting matters of
internal jurisdiction; provided that, if such Member may desire to take
advantage of the provisions of article 35 of the Constitution of the
International Labour Organisation, it shall append to its ratification a
declaration stating: ...
... The formal ratifications of this Convention under the conditions set
forth in the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation shall
be communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office
for registration. ...
... The formal ratifications of this Convention under the conditions set
forth in the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation shall
be communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office
for registration. ...
... 1. This Convention shall be binding only upon those Members whose
ratifications have been registered with the International Labour Office.
...
... 2. It shall come into force twelve months after the date on which the
ratifications of two Members of the International Labour Organisation have
been registered with the Director-General. ...
... As soon as the ratifications of two Members of the International Labour
Organisation have been registered with the International Labour Office,
the Director-General of the International Labour Office shall so notify
all the Members of the International Labour Organisation. He shall
likewise notify them of the registration of ratifications which may be
communicated subsequently by other Members of the Organisation. ...
... As soon as the ratifications of two Members of the International Labour
Organisation have been registered with the International Labour Office,
the Director-General of the International Labour Office shall so notify
all the Members of the International Labour Organisation. He shall
likewise notify them of the registration of ratifications which may be
communicated subsequently by other Members of the Organisation. ...
... As soon as the ratifications of two Members of the International Labour
Organisation have been registered with the International Labour Office,
the Director-General of the International Labour Office shall so notify
all the Members of the International Labour Organisation. He shall
likewise notify them of the registration of ratifications which may be
communicated subsequently by other Members of the Organisation. ...
... As soon as the ratifications of two Members of the International Labour
Organisation have been registered with the International Labour Office,
the Director-General of the International Labour Office shall so notify
all the Members of the International Labour Organisation. He shall
likewise notify them of the registration of ratifications which may be
communicated subsequently by other Members of the Organisation. ...
... 1. A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after the
expiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comes
into force, by an act communicated to the Director-General of the
International Labour Office for registration. Such denunciation shall not
take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered with
the International Labour Office. ...
... 1. A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after the
expiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comes
into force, by an act communicated to the Director-General of the
International Labour Office for registration. Such denunciation shall not
take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered with
the International Labour Office. ...
... At the expiration of each period of five years after the coming into
force of this Convention, the Governing Body of the International Labour
Office shall present to the General Conference a report on the working of
this Convention and shall consider the desirability of placing on the
agenda of the Conference the question of its revision in whole or in part.
...