INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION

of June 28, 1930 No. 29

Rather forced or obligatory labor

General Conference of the International Labour Organization,

Called in Geneva by Administrative Board of the International Labor Office and gathered there on June 10, 1930 for the fourteenth session,

Having decided to accept different offers of rather forced or obligatory labor, - session first item of business, and

Having decided to give to these offers the form of the international convention,

Accepts this June of the twenty eighth day one thousand nine hundred thirtieth years the following Convention which will hereinafter be referred to as as the Convention on forced labor, 1930 and is subject to ratification by members of the International Labour Organization according to provisions of the Charter of the International Labour Organization.

Article 1

1. Each member of the International Labour Organization who ratifies this Convention shall abolish application of forced or obligatory labor in all its forms in perhaps shortest possible time.

2. In view of such complete abolition forced or obligatory labor can be applied during the transition period only to the public purposes and according to the procedure of exception on conditions and in case of the guarantees established in the following Articles.

3. After five years, beginning from the date of entry into force of this Convention, and in connection with the report provided in Article 31, Administrative Board of the International Labor Office will consider question of opportunity to abolish without new delay forced or obligatory labor in all its forms and will decide whether it is necessary to include this question in the agenda of the Conference.

Article 2

1. In sense of this Convention the term "forced or obligatory labor" means any work or service demanded from any person under the threat of any punishment and for which this person did not offer voluntarily the services.

2. However the term "forced or obligatory labor" in sense of this Convention does not include:

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