506/1990 Coll.
The communication from the
the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the 28 June. June
1930 was on 14. meeting of the General Conference of the international organization
work accepted the Convention on forced or compulsory labour (No 29). The ratification of the
The Czechoslovak Republic Convention was registered on 30 November. October 1957
Director General of the International Labour Office. According to article 28
The Convention entered into force for the Czechoslovak Republic on 30 April 2005.
October 1958.
Czech translation of the Convention shall be published at the same time.
Convention No. 29
The Convention on forced or compulsory labour
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization, which was convened
The Administrative Council of the International Labour Office in Geneva, and there met the day
on June 10, 1930, at its fourteenth session,
rozhodnuvši will accept some suggestions regarding forced or compulsory
the work, which are the first point of the agenda of the session, and
stanovivši, that these proposals will take the form of an International Convention, it accepts
28 June 1999. June 1930 this Convention, which will be referred to as the Convention on the
forced labour, 1930, and is subject to ratification by Member States of the international
Organization of work under the provisions of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation.
Article 1
1. each Member State of the international labour organisation which ratifies
This Convention undertakes that in the shortest possible time to suppress the use of forced
or compulsory labour in all its forms.
2. With a view to this complete suppression, can be for a transitional period
have recourse to forced or compulsory work exclusively for public purposes and only
exceptionally, and subject to the conditions and guarantees, which are also set out.
3. the Governing Council of the International Labour Office after the expiry of the period of five years
the date on which this Convention enters into force, to prepare a report
provided for in article 31 below, will consider the possibility to suppress without further
a transitional period of forced or compulsory work in all its forms
and decide if it is appropriate to put on the agenda of the Conference the question.
Article 2
1. for the purposes of this Convention, the expression "forced or compulsory labour"
refer to any work or service which is exacted from any person
under threat of any penalty and for which the said person has not put forward
on a voluntary basis.
2. However, for the purposes of this Convention, the term "forced or compulsory labour"
does not include:
and no work or service) merely on the basis of the laws on compulsory
military service for the work of a purely military nature;
(b)) any work or service that forms part of normal civil
the obligations of the citizens of countries that are fully managed by itself;
(c) any work or service) that is on any person enforced in
as a result of a conviction by a court decision, when such work or service
It exercises under the supervision and control of a public authority and if the said
a person rent or does not make available to private individuals,
private companies or private legal persons;
d) any work or service merely required in cases of exceptional circumstances,
that is, in cases of war, imminent disaster or disasters such as fire,
flood, famine, earthquake, violent epidemic or animal diseases
(epidemic), invasion of the animals, insects or harmful plant
parasites, and in general all circumstances which endanger or are likely to
endanger the life or normal living conditions of the population, or
parts thereof;
e) smaller municipal services that being carried out by members of the community in its
direct interest, can therefore be considered as normal civic obligations
attributable to members of the community, if the members of the municipalities or their direct
representatives of the right to be consulted on the need of such services.
Article 3
For the purposes of this Convention the expression "competent authority" shall mean either the Office
the metropolitan country or the highest central authority of the territory.
Article 4
1. the competent authority will not store or allow the storage of forced or
compulsory labour for the benefit of private individuals, private
company or private legal persons.
2. If there is such forced or compulsory labour for the benefit of private
individuals, private companies, or private legal entities in
day on which the Director General of the International Labour Office writes to the ratification of the
of this Convention by a Member State, that Member State completely such
forced or compulsory work, starting from the date on which this Convention for him
becomes effective.
Article 5
1. no privilege granted to private individuals, private companies
or private legal persons will not result in any form of
forced or compulsory labour for the production or for getting the products to which
These private individuals, these private companies or the private
legal persons use or with whom they trade.
2. Where there are privileges which include provisions for
effect of such forced or compulsory work, these provisions will be
cancelled as soon as possible, in order to comply with article 1 of this Convention.
Article 6
Administrative officials, even if they have the obligation to keep the population over which
they have the power, to some form of work, not to coerce this
population or its individual members to work for the private
individuals, private companies, or to private legal entities.
Article 7
1. Chiefs who exercise administrative functions shall not resort to
forced or compulsory labour.
2. Chiefs who exercise administrative functions, will be able to
the express authorization of the competent authority to resort to forced or compulsory
work under the conditions laid down in article 10 of this Convention.
3. Chiefs who are duly recognised and who do not receive adequate
remuneration in other forms, they can enjoy the personal service, if they are
properly regulated, and if all necessary measures are taken to
ensure that they are not misused.
Article 8
1. for each decision that can have recourse to forced or compulsory work,
the highest civil authority shall bear the responsibility of the territory.
2. However, the Office may delegate to the highest local authority permissions
store forced or compulsory work that does not result in remote
workers out of their habitual residence. For the period and under the conditions
will be laid down in the regulations referred to in article 23 of this Convention may
This Office also migrate to the highest local authorities permission to save
forced or compulsory work that results in remote workers from
their habitual residence, if the point is to facilitate the movement of
administrative officials in the performance of their duties and for the transport of goods
Administration.
Article 9
If nothing else is stipulated in article 10 of this Convention, each Office
competent to impose forced or compulsory labour, before deciding that the
You can resort to this form of work, satisfied
a) that the work or service to be performed is in the important direct
the interest of the municipality authorised to be spent;
(b)) that the work or service is currently or imminently necessary;
(c)) that offer wages and working conditions, rather than the less-favoured,
than those which apply in the appropriate area for similar work or
the service could not obtain voluntary labour for the performance of
such work or service;
(d)) that with respect to the achievable work force and their work
the eligibility of the work or service will not save the current population burden
too hard.
Article 10
1. Forced or compulsory labour, which is required as a tax, and the compulsory or
compulsory labour, the chiefs engaged in administrative scope store
for work in the public interest, will be gradually deleted.
However, for the time being 2, where forced or compulsory labour as required
tax and in cases where forced or compulsory work for work in
public interest store chiefs performing administrative functions,
the competent authority shall satisfy itself, in advance
a) that the work or service to be performed is in the important direct
the interest of the municipality called its execution;
(b)) that the work or service is currently or imminently necessary;
(c)) with a view to reach the work force and their work
the eligibility of the work or service will not save the current population burden
too hard;
(d)) that the work or service will not result in remote workers from
their habitual residence;
(e)) that the exercise of the work or services will be managed in accordance with the requirements of
religion, social life and agriculture.
Article 11
1. Only adult able-bodied men whose age may not be lower
than 18 or more than 45 years old, will be able to be subjected to forced or compulsory
job. Distinction, the types of work referred to in article 10 of this Convention will be
apply these restrictions and conditions:
a) wherever possible, the previous findings of the doctor appointed by the
administrative authority that the person concerned does not suffer from any contagious disease and
that are disabled are eligible for the work and the conditions under
which is to be performed;
(b) exemption of school teachers and) students and administrative staff at all;
(c) the retention of a number of adults) and physically capable men in each
the village, which is necessary for the family and social life;
d) investigation, volumes, marriage and family.
2. the rules laid down in article 23 of this Convention shall designate for the purposes of =
above in point (c)) of the previous paragraph relative number of resident and
adults physically capable men, which can at any time call upon the compulsory
or compulsory work, and the relative number of shall never exceed the
25%. When you specify this relative number of the competent authority shall take into account
population density, its social and physical development, annual
period, and the work you have a competent person to carry out in the place of the
your own scores, and will ensure economic and social needs
the normal life of the community.
Article 12
1. the maximum period for which a person may be summoned to compulsory
or compulsory work of any kind, shall not exceed sixty days per
period of 12 months including the following sixty days days spent
on the way to the place of work and from this place.
2. any person authorized to forced or compulsory work will be provided with a
certificate stating the time spent on such work.
Article 13
1. the Normal working hours of any person called to the forced or compulsory
the work will be the same as those that apply to the work of the volunteer, and hours
worked over the normal working hours will be paid according to the rates
paying for overtime hours of work done on a voluntary basis.
2. All persons subjected forced or compulsory work of any kind
will be guaranteed one day of rest per week and that day will be, if possible,
to coincide with the date designated by the customs of the territory concerned or tradition or
region.
Article 14
1.0. Except for forced or compulsory labour provided for in article 10 of this Convention
will be forced or compulsory labour of all kinds paid in cash by the
rate not lower than the rates applicable to similar kinds of work
either in the district in which the worker is employed, or at the area from which
He was called up, depending on which of them are higher.
2. In cases where the work saved the chiefs in the performance of its administrative
the features will be introduced as soon as possible the payment of wages under the conditions laid down
in the previous paragraph.
3. the Salary will be paid to each worker individually and not its
trunk Chief or any other official actors.
4. the days spent on the way to the place of work and from this place will be for
payment of wages to count as working days.
5. This article does not prevent that the workers did not provide
the usual combat rations as part of wages, taking these benefits must
at least equal to the amount of cash you want to represent. But no
deductions from wages shall not be carried out on the payment of taxes, on a special diet,
dressing or accommodation that will be provided to workers
to preserve their ability to continue to work under special conditions
their employment, or for the provision of tools.
Article 15
1. all the legislation on compensation for accidents at work or occupational diseases and
all legislation providing for compensation for family members
nutrition of dependent on a deceased or disabled workers, which is
or will be in effect in the relevant territory, will apply to persons
subjected to forced or compulsory labour under the same conditions as the
voluntary workers.
2. Every official agent employing the worker forced or compulsory
work will always be required to ensure the needs of the
the worker, if an accident at work or occupational disease have made
totally or partially unable to take care of your needs and take action,
to ensure the upkeep of all people actually on such
the worker's age when incapacity for work or death
as a result of an accident at work.
Article 16
1. except where exceptionally necessary shall not be subjected to forced
or compulsory labour moved into areas in which nutrition and
climates were so different from those on which they are keen that the compromise
their health.
2. In no event shall the transfer of such workers allowed,
If you are not able to be accurately implemented all measures relating to the
hygiene and accommodation, which is the need to make such personnel
adapt to the situation and to maintain their health.
3. If such relocation is unavoidable, will be on the basis of vocational
medical recommendations made in the gradual adaptation of
workers new nutrition and climatic conditions.
4. in cases in which these workers are called upon to carry out
regular work for which are not accustomed, measures shall be taken to
ensure that this kind of work get used, in particular as regards
gradual training, working hours, breaks and rest periods and
to improve or increase food benefits, which would have to be.
Article 17
Before enabling the use forced or compulsory labour for the construction or
maintenance work that forces the workers to remain in the workplace for a considerable
time, the competent authority shall satisfy itself
1) that all necessary measures have been taken to preserve the health of the
workers and to provide necessary medical care for them and, in particular:
and) that such workers are medically inspected before work commences and
they will be medically searched within the time limits the duration of the
employment,
(b)) that ensure adequate medical staff, as well as dispensaries
medicines, dispensaries, hospitals and material necessary to satisfy all
requirements, and
(c)) that are good health conditions and that have been satisfactorily
secured supply of drinking water, food, fuel and cooking utensils and
If necessary, accommodation and clothing;
2) that appropriate steps are taken to ensure the basic needs of families
workers, in particular that was made easier by the safe remittance of payroll section
the family at the request of or with the consent of workers;
3) that the path of workers at the workplace and out of it will take place at the expense of
and under the responsibility of the Administration, that these paths makes it easier, using what
most of all available means of transport;
4) that when illness or injury which results in incapacity for work after
for some time, the worker will be sent home at the expense of leadership;
5) that any worker who would have wanted after the expiry of their period of forced
or compulsory labour remain in place as a voluntary, it will
able to do so without for two years will invalidate the right to make free
sent home.
Article 18
1. Forced or compulsory labour for the transport of persons or goods, such as work
carriers and rowers will be removed within a period as short as possible. Up to this
the competent authority shall issue removal provisions specifying in particular:
and that these work) force will only be used to facilitate
the movement of officials in the exercise of their functions or for the
transport material management or in cases of urgent need for
carriage of persons other than officials;
(b)) that they employed only men recognised the previous medical
a tour for people capable of this work, at any time, this tour
Maybe, and if this is not feasible, that a medical examination of the person
employing these workers satisfied under its own responsibility that the
they are able-bodied and that do not suffer from any contagious disease;
(c)) the maximum load that these workers are allowed to wear;
(d)) the maximum distance from the place of their residence, to which there may
be used;
(e)) the maximum number of days per month or for any other period that may be
called čítajíc in this number of days spent on the way back to the
their place of residence;
f) persons who are entitled to request this form of forced or compulsory
work, as well as the extent to which they are entitled to require it.
2. in determining the maxim referred to in points (c)), d) and (e))
paragraph, the competent authority will have regard to all relevant factors,
in particular, the physical development of the population, from which workers are
povoláváni, the nature of the country they must travel, and climatic conditions.
3. the competent authority also establishes that the normal daily journey of such
workers shall not exceed the distance corresponding to the average an eight-hour
the working day, and of course, it will take into account not only the weight,
to carry, distance to travel, but also to
the State of the trip, the season, and all other significant facts, and
that, if the stores for more hours over the normal daily journey, will be
These additional hours paid at the rates higher than rates
normal.
Article 19
1. the competent authority shall authorize the use of compulsory tillage only to
avoid hunger or food insecurity, and always with the proviso that
food or products obtained in this way will remain the property of the individuals
or of the municipality which is produced.
2. If the production is by law or custom, organised at the municipal
basis, and if the products remain or proceeds from the sale of these products in the
the ownership of the village, this article should not be construed as zrušoval
the commitment of the members of the village to perform the work required under the law, municipalities as follows
or habit.
Article 20
Collective punishment laws under which may be the whole village
punished for crimes committed by some of its members, will not be
include provisions for forced or compulsory work the village as one of the
methods of punishment.
Article 21
Forced or compulsory labour shall not be used for underground work in mines.
Article 22
The annual reports which the Member States undertake to this Convention ratifikující
to submit to the International Labour Office in accordance with the provisions of article 22 of the Constitution
The International Labour Organisation on measures have made to perform
the provisions of this Convention, the relevant territory for each contain what
the most comprehensive data on the extent to which this territory received compulsory
or compulsory labour, about the purposes for which this work was performed, about
morbidity and mortality, on working time, on ways of payment of wages and
the wage rates, as well as other serious data.
Article 23
1. in order to implement the provisions of this Convention, the competent authority shall give full
and precise regulations on the use of forced or compulsory labour.
2. these regulations shall contain, inter alia, rules allowing each
a person subjected to forced or compulsory labour, to submit to the authorities
all complaints about working conditions, and ensuring that these
the complaint will be investigated and discussed.
Article 24
In all cases, will be taken reasonable measures to ensure
the exact implementation of the rules on the use of forced or compulsory labour,
either by the use of forced or compulsory work will extend the scope of the
labour inspectorates set up for the supervision over the work of a voluntary or
by some other appropriate means. Measures will also be taken to
ensure that persons subjected to forced or compulsory labour were
familiar with these regulations.
Article 25
Illegal enforcement of forced or compulsory labour shall be subject to punishment as
crime and ratifikující, each Member State will be obliged to this Convention
to ensure that the penalties imposed by law are really effective and that are
consistently stored.
Article 26
1. each Member State of the international labour organisation which ratifies
This Convention undertakes that it will perform in the territories conquered
its sovereignty, jurisdiction, protection, sovereignty, guardianship or
statutory authority, to the extent in which it has the right to make commitments
regarding the issues of internal competence. However, if the Member's
apply the provisions of article 35 of the Constitution of the advantages of an international organization
work, connects to its ratification a declaration stating:
1) territory in which it intends to carry out the provisions of this Convention without modification;
2) the territory in which it intends to carry out the provisions of this Convention with modifications,
and what are these changes;
3) territory in respect of which reserves its own decision.
2. Such a declaration shall be considered an integral part of the
ratification and will have the same effects as ratification. Each Member
State which makes such a statement, the new statement will be able to
waive in whole or in part the reservations contained in its previous
Declaration on the basis of the above paragraphs 2 and 3.
Article 27
The formal ratifications of this Convention under the conditions set by the Constitution
The international labour organisation shall be notified to the Director-
The International Labour Office and written by him.
Article 28
1. this Convention undertakes to only those Member States whose ratification was
registered at the International Labour Office.
2. Shall take effect twelve months after the date the Director writes
the ratification of the two Member States of the International Labour Organisation.
3. For each Member State, this Convention shall take effect twelve
months after the date on which its ratification has been registered.
Article 29
Once at the International Labour Office registered the ratification of two
the Member States of the International Labour Organization, the Director-General
The International Labour Office shall notify all Member of this fact
States of the International Labour Organisation. It is also informed about the registration of the
ratification, which will later be sent to other Member States
the organization.
Article 30
1. each Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it
After the expiration of ten years from the date on which this Convention first acquired
the effectiveness of written communication, the Director General of the International Office
work that is writes. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on which the
It was registered.
2. each Member State that has ratified this Convention and which does not apply
rights to terminate her under this article during the year following
the expiry of the period of ten years, as indicated in the previous paragraph, the
bound by the Convention for another five years and then it will be able to terminate
on the expiry of the five-year period under the conditions referred to in this
article.
Article 31
Always, if deemed necessary, the Governing Board of the International Office
work shall submit to the General Conference a report on the implementation of this Convention, and
examine whether it is advisable to put on the agenda of the General Conference
the question of its full or partial revision.
Article 32
1. the General Conference adopt a new Convention revising all or
partly this Convention, ratification of the new revising Convention State causes
ipso jure the immediate termination of this Convention, notwithstanding the provisions of article
30, provided that the new revising Convention enters into force.
2. From the time when the new revising Convention enters into force, this Convention
Member States shall cease to be open to ratification.
3. This Convention shall remain in force both in form and content for those
Member States which have ratified it, and that have not ratified the revising
the Convention.
Article 33
The English and French texts of this Convention are equally authentic.