Sentences with phrase «prohibit forced labour»

It does not seek to prohibit forced labour absolutely since it allows military conscription and the imposition of limited duties to carry out public works.

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The campaign to abolish the trans - Atlantic slave trade began more than two centuries ago, and forced labour is prohibited by two 20th - century conventions — the more recent International Labour Organization's Abolition of Forced Labour Convention was in 1957 — and both were almost universally ratforced labour is prohibited by two 20th - century conventions — the more recent International Labour Organization's Abolition of Forced Labour Convention was in 1957 — and both were almost universally ratlabour is prohibited by two 20th - century conventions — the more recent International Labour Organization's Abolition of Forced Labour Convention was in 1957 — and both were almost universally ratLabour Organization's Abolition of Forced Labour Convention was in 1957 — and both were almost universally ratForced Labour Convention was in 1957 — and both were almost universally ratLabour Convention was in 1957 — and both were almost universally ratified.

In addition, the Convention prohibits, in particular, torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, slavery and forced labour, arbitrary and unlawful detention, and discrimination in the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms secured by the Convention.