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Priorities
Accelerate efforts to eliminate labour exploitation, forced labour and human trafficking and prioritize it on the political agenda.
Due diligence in global value chains; holistic approach which includes the importance of binding standards on responsible business conduct to ensure, in particular, decent work, adequate minimum wages and living income at the national and international level.
Reinforce engagement on a national and international level, support and international cooperation in order to eliminate child labour worldwide; a multi-sectoral as well as cross-sectoral and comprehensive approach across different levels.
Promote national and international dialogue on these topics in order to inspire, promote and motivate NGOs, civil society, survivors, the private sector and other countries to enhance their engagement to eliminate forced labour, child labour and human trafficking etc.
International Instruments
| Zone | Ilo Instrument | État | Ratification date | CEACR comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Labour | C138 Ratification of C138 - Minimum Age Convention (1973) |
In Force | 08 Apr 1976 | |
| Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery | C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) |
In Force | 18 Apr 2002 | |
| Child Labour, Modern Slavery | C029 Forced Labour Convention (1930) |
In Force | 13 Jun 1956 | |
| Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery | P029 Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention (1930) |
In Force | 19 Jun 2019 | |
| Forced Labour, Modern Slavery | C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957) |
In Force | 22 Jun 1959 | |
| Freedom of Association | C087 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) |
In Force | 20 Mar 1957 | |
| Freedom of Association | C098 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) |
In Force | 08 Jun 1956 | |
| Discrimination | C100 Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) |
In Force | 08 Jun 1956 | |
| Discrimination | C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958) |
In Force | 15 Jun 1961 | |
| Occupational Safety and Health | C187 Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention (2006) |
In Force | 21 Jul 2010 |
| Zone | UN Treaty | Signature date | Ratification date | État |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Labour | IV-11 Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) |
26 Jan 1990 | 6 Mar 1992 | |
| Child Labour | IV-11-c Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2000) |
6 Sep 2000 | 15 Jul 2009 | |
| Forced Labour, Human Trafficking | PALERMO_PROTOCOL Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000) |
12 Dec 2000 | 14 Jun 2006 | |
| Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery | XVIII-4 Ratification of the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition and of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1956) |
7 Sep 1956 | 14 Jan 1959 |
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