Eradication of forced labour : [general survey concerning the forced labour convention, 1930 (no. 29), and the abolition of forced labour convention, 1957 (no. 105) ; third item on the agenda: information and reports on the application of conventions and recommendations]

Principles Embodied in the ILO Forced Labour Conventions Nos. 29 and 105 have found practically universal acceptance and endorsement and have become an unalienable part of the fundamental rights of human beings. They have been incorporated in various international instruments, both universal and regional. The prohibition of the use of forced or compulsory labour in all its forms is considered now as a peremptory norm of modern international laws on human rights. These two fundamental ILO conventions are the most widely ratified of all the ILO instruments, and further ratifications are envisaged in the near future