Colonel William A. Phillips

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957, the full title of which is Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 (No. 105), is one of the eight ILO fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization, which cancels certain forms of forced labour still allowed under the Forced Labour Convention of 1930, such as punishment for strikes and as a punishment for holding certain political views.

In order to implement the 1930 Forced Labour Convention and the 1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, the Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour was set up.

Ratifications

As of October 2022, the Convention has been ratified by 178 of the 187 ILO 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 the United 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, and North Korea.

Country	Date
Afghanistan	16 May 1963
Albania	27 Feb 1997
Algeria	12 Jun 1969
Angola	04 Jun 1976
Antigua and Barbuda	02 Feb 1983
Argentina	18 Jan 1960
Armenia	17 Dec 2004
Australia	07 Jun 1960
Austria	05 Mar 1958
Azerbaijan	09 Aug 2000
Bahamas	25 May 1976
Bahrain	14 Jul 1998
Bangladesh	22 Jun 1972
Barbados	08 May 1967
Belarus	25 Sep 1995
Belgium	23 Jan 1961
Belize	15 Dec 1983
Benin	22 May 1961
Bolivia	11 Jun 1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina	15 Nov 2000
Botswana	05 Jun 1997
Brazil	18 Jun 1965
Burkina Faso	25 Aug 1997
Burundi	11 Mar 1963
Cabo Verde	03 Apr 1979
Cambodia	23 Aug 1999
Cameroon	03 Sep 1962
Canada	14 Jul 1959
Chad	08 Jun 1961
Chile	01 Feb 1999
China	12 Aug 2022
Colombia	07 Jun 1963
Comoros	23 Oct 1978
Congo	26 Nov 1999
Cook Islands	12 Jun 2015
Costa Rica	04 May 1959
Croatia	05 Mar 1997
Cuba	02 Jun 1958
Cyprus	23 Sep 1960
Czechia	06 Aug 1996
Côte d'Ivoire	05 May 1961
Democratic Republic of the Congo	20 Jun 2001
Denmark	17 Jan 1958
Djibouti	03 Aug 1978
Dominica	28 Feb 1983
Dominican Republic	23 Jun 1958
Ecuador	05 Feb 1962
Egypt	23 Oct 1958
El Salvador	18 Nov 1958
Equatorial Guinea	13 Aug 2001
Eritrea	22 Feb 2000
Estonia	07 Feb 1996
Eswatini	28 Feb 1979
Ethiopia	24 Mar 1999
Fiji	19 Apr 1974
Finland	27 May 1960
France	18 Dec 1969
Gabon	29 May 1961
Gambia	04 Sep 2000
Georgia	23 Sep 1996
Germany	22 Jun 1959
Greece	30 Mar 1962
Grenada	09 Jul 1979
Guatemala	09 Dec 1959
Guinea	11 Jul 1961
Guinea-Bissau	21 Feb 1977
Guyana	08 Jun 1966
Haiti	04 Mar 1958
Honduras	04 Aug 1958
Hungary	04 Jan 1994
Iceland	29 Nov 1960
India	18 May 2000
Indonesia	07 Jun 1999
Iran	13 Apr 1959
Iraq	15 Jun 1959
Ireland	11 Jun 1958
Israel	10 Apr 1958
Italy	15 Mar 1968
Jamaica	26 Dec 1962
Japan	19 Jul 2022
Jordan	31 Mar 1958
Kazakhstan	18 May 2001
Kenya	13 Jan 1964
Kiribati	03 Feb 2000
Kuwait	21 Sep 1961
Latvia	27 Jan 1992
Lebanon	01 Jun 1977
Lesotho	14 Jun 2001
Liberia	25 May 1962
Libya	13 Jun 1961
Lithuania	26 Sep 1994
Luxembourg	24 Jul 1964
Madagascar	06 Jun 2007
Malawi	19 Nov 1999
Maldives	04 Jan 2013
Mali	28 May 1962
Malta	04 Jan 1965
Mauritania	03 Apr 1997
Mauritius	02 Dec 1969
Mexico	01 Jun 1959
Mongolia	15 Mar 2005
Montenegro	03 Jun 2006
Morocco	01 Dec 1966
Mozambique	06 Jun 1977
Namibia	15 Nov 2000
Nepal	30 Aug 2007
Netherlands	18 Feb 1959
New Zealand	14 Jun 1968
Nicaragua	31 Oct 1967
Niger	23 Mar 1962
North Macedonia	15 Jul 2003
Norway	14 Apr 1958
Oman	21 Jul 2005
Pakistan	15 Feb 1960
Panama	16 May 1966
Papua New Guinea	01 May 1976
Paraguay	16 May 1968
Peru	06 Dec 1960
Philippines	17 Nov 1960
Portugal	23 Nov 1959
Qatar	02 Feb 2007
Republic of Moldova	10 Mar 1993
Romania	03 Aug 1998
Russian Federation	02 Jul 1998
Rwanda	18 Sep 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis	12 Oct 2000
Saint Lucia	14 May 1980