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Bharat Steel Ltd's compliance team reads that the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) and the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) are both ILO Conventions. They want to know the category these belong to. Under the ILO's 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, forced labour falls under which category?

Forced labour is a fundamental principle and right at work under the ILO's 1998 Declaration. All member States must respect and promote its elimination by virtue of ILO membership, even if they have not ratified the related Conventions.

  1. AA fundamental principle and right at work, so covered even for members that have not ratified the related ConventionsCorrect
  2. BA technical Convention applicable only to ratifying members
  3. CA Recommendation with no binding effect
  4. DA matter outside the ILO's mandate

Explanation

The 1998 Declaration commits all members, even if they have not ratified the relevant Conventions, to respect and promote the principles including elimination of forced labour. It is therefore not limited to ratifying members.

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