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Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=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
Albania
25-06-1957 (R)
25-06-1958
Algeria
19-10-1962 (Su)
05-07-1962
Angola
04-06-1976 (Su)
11-11-1975
Antigua and Barbuda
02-02-1983 (R)
02-02-1984
Argentina
14-03-1950 (R)
14-03-1951
Armenia
17-12-2004 (R)
17-12-2005
Australia
02-01-1932 (R)
02-01-1933
Austria
07-06-1960 (R)
07-06-1961
Azerbaijan
19-05-1992 (Su)
30-08-1991
Bahamas
25-05-1976 (Su)
10-07-1973
Bahrain
11-06-1981 (R)
11-06-1982
Bangladesh
22-06-1972 (R)
22-06-1973
Barbados
08-05-1967 (Su)
30-11-1966
Belarus
21-08-1956 (R)
21-08-1957
Belgium
20-01-1944 (R)
20-01-1945
Belize
15-12-1983 (R)
15-12-1984
Benin
12-12-1960 (Su)
01-08-1960
Bolivia
31-05-2005 (R)
31-05-2006
Bosnia and Herzegovina
02-06-1993 (Su)
06-03-1992
Botswana
05-06-1997 (R)
05-06-1998
Brazil
25-04-1957 (R)
25-04-1958
Brunei
12-06-2023 (R)
12-06-2024
Bulgaria
22-09-1932 (R)
22-09-1933
Burkina Faso
21-11-1960 (Su)
05-08-1960
Burundi
11-03-1963 (Su)
01-07-1962
Cabo Verde
03-04-1979 (Su)
05-07-1975
Cambodia
24-02-1969 (Su)
09-11-1953
Cameroon
07-06-1960 (Su)
01-01-1960
Canada
13-06-2011 (R)
13-06-2012
Central African Republic
27-10-1960 (Su)
13-08-1960
Chad
10-11-1960 (Su)
11-08-1960
Chile
31-05-1933 (R)
31-05-1934
China
12-08-2022 (R)
12-08-2023
Colombia
04-03-1969 (R)
04-03-1970
Comoros
23-10-1978 (Su)
06-07-1975
Cook Islands
12-06-2015 (R)
12-06-2016
Costa Rica
02-06-1960 (R)
02-06-1961
Côte d'Ivoire
21-11-1960 (Su)
07-08-1960
Croatia
08-10-1991 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cuba
20-07-1953 (R)
20-07-1954
Cyprus
23-09-1960 (Su)
16-08-1960
Czech Republic
01-01-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20-09-1960 (Su)
30-06-1960
Denmark
11-02-1932 (R)
11-02-1933
Djibouti
03-08-1978 (Su)
27-06-1977
Dominica
28-02-1983 (R)
28-02-1984
Dominican Republic
05-12-1956 (R)
05-12-1957
Ecuador
06-07-1954 (R)
06-07-1955
Egypt
29-11-1955 (R)
29-11-1956
El Salvador
15-06-1995 (R)
15-06-1996
Equatorial Guinea
13-08-2001 (R)
13-08-2002
Eritrea
22-02-2000 (R)
22-02-2001
Estonia
07-02-1996 (R)
07-02-1997
Eswatini
26-04-1978 (Su)
06-09-1968
Ethiopia
02-09-2003 (R)
02-09-2004
Fiji
19-04-1974 (Su)
10-10-1970
Finland
13-01-1936 (R)
13-01-1937
France
24-06-1937 (R)
24-06-1938
Gabon
14-10-1960 (Su)
17-08-1960
Gambia, The
04-09-2000 (R)
04-09-2001
Georgia
22-06-1993 (Su)
09-04-1991
Germany
13-06-1956 (R)
13-06-1957
Ghana
20-05-1957 (Su)
06-03-1957
Greece
13-06-1952 (R)
13-06-1953
Grenada
09-07-1979 (R)
09-07-1980
Guatemala
13-06-1989 (R)
13-06-1990
Guinea
21-01-1959 (Su)
02-10-1958
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
21-02-1957 (R)
21-02-1958
Hungary
08-06-1956 (R)
08-06-1957
Iceland
17-02-1958 (R)
17-02-1959
India
30-11-1954 (R)
30-11-1955
Indonesia
12-06-1950 (Su)
27-12-1949
Iran
10-06-1957 (R)
10-06-1958
Iraq
27-11-1962 (R)
27-11-1963
Ireland
02-03-1931 (R)
01-05-1932
Israel
07-06-1955 (R)
07-06-1956
Italy
18-06-1934 (R)
18-06-1935
Jamaica
26-12-1962 (Su)
06-08-1962
Japan
21-11-1932 (R)
21-11-1933
Jordan
06-06-1966 (R)
06-06-1967
Kazakhstan
18-05-2001 (R)
18-05-2001
Kenya
13-01-1964 (Su)
12-12-1963
Kiribati
03-02-2000 (R)
03-02-2001
Kuwait
23-09-1968 (R)
23-09-1969
Kyrgyzstan
31-03-1992 (Su)
16-12-1991
Laos
23-01-1964 (Su)
19-07-1949
Latvia
02-06-2006 (R)
02-06-2007
Lebanon
01-06-1977 (R)
01-06-1978
Lesotho
31-10-1966 (Su)
04-10-1966
Liberia
01-05-1931 (R)
01-05-1932
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
01-11-1960 (Su)
26-06-1960
Malawi
19-11-1999 (R)
19-11-2000
Malaysia
11-11-1957 (Su)
31-08-1957
Maldives
04-01-2013 (R)
04-01-2014
Mali
22-09-1960 (Su)
22-09-1960
Malta
04-01-1965 (Su)
21-09-1964
Mauritania
20-06-1961 (Su)
28-11-1960
Mauritius
02-12-1969 (Su)
12-03-1968
Mexico
12-05-1934 (R)
12-05-1935
Moldova
23-03-2000 (R)
23-03-2001
Mongolia
15-03-2005 (R)
15-03-2006
Montenegro
28-05-2007 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
20-05-1957 (R)
20-05-1958
Mozambique
16-06-2003 (R)
16-06-2004
Myanmar
04-03-1955 (R)
04-03-1956
Namibia
15-11-2000 (R)
15-11-2001
Nepal
03-01-2002 (R)
03-01-2003
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
31-03-1933 (R)
31-03-1934
New Zealand
29-03-1938 (R)
29-03-1939
Nicaragua
12-04-1934 (R)
12-04-1935
Niger
27-02-1961 (Su)
03-08-1960
Nigeria
17-10-1960 (Su)
01-10-1960
North Macedonia
17-11-1991 (Su)
17-11-1991
Norway
01-07-1932 (R)
01-07-1933
Oman
30-10-1998 (R)
30-10-1999
Pakistan
23-12-1957 (R)
23-12-1958
Panama
16-05-1966 (R)
16-05-1967
Papua New Guinea
01-05-1976 (Su)
16-09-1975
Paraguay
28-08-1967 (R)
28-08-1968
Peru
01-02-1960 (R)
01-02-1961
Philippines
15-07-2005 (R)
15-07-2006
Poland
30-07-1958 (R)
30-07-1959
Portugal
26-06-1956 (R)
26-06-1957
Qatar
12-03-1998 (R)
12-03-1999
Republic of Korea, the
20-04-2021 (R)
20-04-2022
Republic of the Congo
10-11-1960 (Su)
15-08-1960
Romania
28-05-1957 (R)
28-05-1958
Russian Federation
23-06-1956 (R)
23-06-1957
Rwanda
23-05-2001 (R)
23-05-2002
Saint Kitts and Nevis
12-10-2000 (R)
12-10-2001
Saint Lucia
14-05-1980 (R)
14-05-1981
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
04-11-1960 (Su)
20-08-1960
Serbia
27-04-1992 (Su)
24-11-2001
Seychelles
06-02-1978 (Su)
29-06-1976
Sierra Leone
13-06-1961 (Su)
27-04-1961
Singapore
25-10-1965 (Su)
09-08-1965
Slovakia
01-01-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
29-05-1992 (Su)
25-06-1991
Solomon Islands
06-08-1985 (R)
06-08-1986
Somalia
18-11-1960 (Su)
01-07-1960
South Africa
05-03-1997 (R)
05-03-1998
Spain
29-08-1932 (R)
29-08-1933
Sri Lanka
05-04-1950 (R)
05-04-1951
Sudan
18-06-1957 (R)
18-06-1958
Suriname
15-06-1976 (Su)
25-11-1975
Sweden
22-12-1931 (R)
22-12-1932
Switzerland
23-05-1940 (R)
23-05-1941
Syria
26-07-1960 (Su)
26-07-1960
Tajikistan
26-11-1993 (Su)
09-09-1991
Tanzania
30-01-1962 (Su)
09-12-1961
Thailand
26-02-1969 (R)
26-02-1970
Timor-Leste
16-06-2009 (R)
16-06-2010
Togo
07-06-1960 (Su)
27-04-1960
Trinidad and Tobago
24-05-1963 (Su)
31-08-1962
Tunisia
17-12-1962 (R)
17-12-1963
Türkiye
30-10-1998 (R)
30-10-1999
Turkmenistan
15-05-1997 (Su)
27-10-1991
Uganda
04-06-1963 (Su)
09-10-1962
Ukraine
10-08-1956 (R)
10-08-1957
United Arab Emirates
27-05-1982 (R)
27-05-1983
United Kingdom
03-06-1931 (R)
03-06-1932
Uruguay
06-09-1995 (R)
06-09-1996
Uzbekistan
13-07-1992 (Su)
01-09-1991
Vanuatu
28-08-2006 (R)
28-08-2007
Venezuela
20-11-1944 (R)
20-11-1945
Vietnam
05-03-2007 (R)
05-03-2008
Yemen
14-04-1969 (Su)
30-11-1967
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
04-03-1933 (R)
04-03-1934
Zambia
02-12-1964 (Su)
24-10-1964
Zimbabwe
27-08-1998 (R)
27-08-1999
Extensions
Australia
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
02-01-1933
Australian Antarctic Territory
02-01-1933
Christmas Island
02-01-1933
Cocos Islands
02-01-1933
Coral Sea Islands
02-01-1933
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
02-01-1933
Nauru (< 31-01-1968)
02-01-1933
31-01-1968
New Guinea (< 16-09-1975)
02-01-1933
16-09-1975
Norfolk Island
02-01-1933
Papua (< 16-09-1975)
02-01-1933
16-09-1975
Belgium
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Belgian Congo (<30-06-1960)
20-01-1945
30-06-1960
Ruanda-Urundi ( <01-07-1962)
20-01-1945
01-07-1962
Denmark
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Faroes
11-02-1933
Greenland
11-02-1933
France
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Algeria (< 05-07-1962)
24-06-1938
05-07-1962
Bassas da India
24-06-1938
Clipperton Island
24-06-1938
Comoros (< 06-07-1975)
24-06-1938
06-07-1975
Djibouti (< 27-06-1977)
24-06-1938
27-06-1977
Europa Island
24-06-1938
French Guiana
24-06-1938
French Polynesia
24-06-1938
French Southern and Antarctic Territories
24-06-1938
Glorioso Islands
24-06-1938
Guadeloupe
24-06-1938
Juan de Nova Island
24-06-1938
Martinique
24-06-1938
Mayotte
24-06-1938
New Caledonia
24-06-1938
Réunion
24-06-1938
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
24-06-1938
Tromelin Island
24-06-1938
Wallis and Futuna
24-06-1938
Italy
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Italian Somaliland (< 01-07-1960)
18-06-1935
01-07-1960
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Suriname (< 25-11-1975)
31-03-1934
25-11-1975
New Zealand
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Cook Islands
29-03-1939
Niue
29-03-1939
Tokelau Islands
29-03-1939
Portugal
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Angola (< 11-11-1975)
26-06-1957
11-11-1975
Cape Verde (< 05-07-1974)
26-06-1957
05-07-1974
East Timor (< 28-11-1975)
26-06-1957
28-11-1975
Macao (<20-12-1999)
26-06-1957
20-12-1999
Mozambique (< 25-06-1975)
26-06-1957
25-06-1975
Portuguese Guinea (<24-09-1973)
26-06-1957
24-09-1973
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Aden (< 30-11-1967)
03-06-1932
30-11-1967
Anguilla
03-06-1932
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981)
03-06-1932
01-11-1981
Bahamas (< 10-07-1973)
03-06-1932
10-07-1973
Barbados (< 30-11-1966)
03-06-1932
30-11-1966
Belize (< 21-09-1981)
03-06-1932
21-09-1981
Bermuda
03-06-1932
Botswana (< 30-09-1966)
03-06-1932
30-09-1966
British North Borneo (< 16-09-1963)
03-06-1932
16-09-1963
British Somaliland (< 26-06-1960)
03-06-1932
26-06-1960
British Virgin Islands
03-06-1932
Brunei (< 01-01-1984)
03-06-1932
01-01-1984
Cayman Islands
03-06-1932
Cyprus (< 16-08-1960)
03-06-1932
16-08-1960
Dominica (< 03-11-1978)
03-06-1932
03-11-1978
Falkland Islands
03-06-1932
Fiji (< 10-10-1970)
03-06-1932
10-10-1970
Gambia, The (< 18-02-1965)
03-06-1932
18-02-1965
Ghana (< 06-03-1957)
03-06-1932
06-03-1957
Gibraltar
03-06-1932
Grenada (< 07-02-1974)
03-06-1932
07-02-1974
Guernsey
03-06-1932
Guiana (< 26-05-1966)
03-06-1932
26-05-1966
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
03-06-1932
01-07-1997
Jamaica (< 06-08-1962)
03-06-1932
06-08-1962
Jersey
03-06-1932
Jordan (< 25-05-1946)
03-06-1932
25-05-1946
Kenya (< 12-12-1963)
03-06-1932
12-12-1963
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979)
03-06-1932
12-07-1979
Lesotho (< 04-10-1966)
03-06-1932
04-10-1966
Line Islands (< 12-07-1979)
03-06-1932
12-07-1979
Malawi (< 01-01-1964)
03-06-1932
01-01-1964
Malay Federation (< 31-08-1957)
03-06-1932
31-08-1957
Malta (< 21-09-1964)
03-06-1932
21-09-1964
Man, Isle of
03-06-1932
Mauritius (< 12-03-1968)
03-06-1932
12-03-1968
Montserrat
03-06-1932
Myanmar (< 04-01-1948)
03-06-1932
04-01-1948
Newfoundland (< 01-04-1949)
03-06-1932
01-04-1949
Nigeria (< 01-10-1960)
03-06-1932
01-10-1960
Palestine (< 29-11-1947)
03-06-1932
29-11-1947
Protectorate of South Arabia (< 30-11-1967
03-06-1932
30-11-1967
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983)
03-06-1932
19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979)
03-06-1932
22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979)
03-06-1932
27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
03-06-1932
Sarawak (< 16-09-1963)
03-06-1932
16-09-1963
Seychelles (< 29-06-1976)
03-06-1932
29-06-1976
Sierra Leone (< 27-04-1961)
03-06-1932
27-04-1961
Singapore (< 16-09-1963)
03-06-1932
16-09-1963
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978)
03-06-1932
07-07-1978
Sri Lanka (< 04-02-1948)
03-06-1932
04-02-1948
Straits Settlements (< 01-04-1946)
03-06-1932
01-04-1946
Swaziland (< 06-09-1968)
03-06-1932
06-09-1968
Tonga (< 04-06-1970)
03-06-1932
04-06-1970
Trinidad and Tobago (< 31-08-1962)
03-06-1932
31-08-1962
Turks and Caicos Islands
03-06-1932
Tuvalu (< 01-10-1978)
03-06-1932
01-10-1978
Uganda (< 09-10-1962)
03-06-1932
09-10-1962
Vanuatu (< 30-07-1980)
03-06-1932
30-07-1980
Zambia (< 01-01-1964)
03-06-1932
01-01-1964
Zanzibar (< 26-04-1964)
03-06-1932
26-04-1964
Zimbabwe (< 18-04-1980)
03-06-1932
18-04-1980
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