Not being subject to forced labour is a fundamental human right: all ILO member States have to respect the principle of the elimination of forced labour regardless of ratification. The scope of ILO Instruments on Forced Labour Both Forced labour Conventions enjoy nearly universal ratification, meaning that almost all countries are legally obliged to respect their provisions and regularly report on them to the ILO’s standards supervisory bodies. as a means of racial, religious or other discrimination.as a punishment for participation in strikes,.
for the purposes of economic development,.as punishment for the expression of political views,.105 adopted by the ILO in 1957 primarily concerns forced labour imposed by state authorities. It prohibits specifically the use of forced labour: Minor communal services (within the community).įorced labour imposed by state authorities The Abolition of Forced Labour Convention No.Work in emergency, situations (such as war, calamity or threatened calamity e.g.Prison labour (under certain conditions).29 describes five situations, which constitute exceptions to the “forced labour” definition under certain conditions (See General Survey on Forced Labour, ILO Committee of Experts, 2007): This is not the case for example when an employer or recruiter makes false promises so that a worker take a job he or she would not otherwise have accepted.Įxceptions to the “forced labour” definition Article 2(2) of Convention No.