International Conventions Relevant to Combating Trafficking in Persons

The chart below shows the Ratification, Accession (a), or Acceptance (A) of relevant international conventions for those countries that have ratified, acceded to, or accepted any such conventions.

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Country

UN Protocol to Prevent,
Suppress & Punish
Trafficking in Persons

ILO
Convention 182,

Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Armed Conflict

ILO
Convention 29,
Forced
Labour

ILO
Convention 105,
Abolition of Forced
Labour

ILO
Convention
189,
Domestic
Workers,
2011

 

Signature

Ratification,
Accession (a), or Acceptance (A)

Ratification

Signature

Ratification, Accession (a)

Signature

Ratification, Accession (a)

Ratification

Ratification

Ratification

Afghanistan

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

 

X

 

Albania

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Algeria

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Angola

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Antigua & Barbuda

 

X

X

X

X

   

X

X

 

Argentina

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Armenia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Australia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Austria

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Azerbaijan

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Bahamas, The

X

X

X

       

X

X

 

Bahrain

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Bangladesh

   

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Barbados

X

X

X

       

X

X

 

Belarus

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Belgium

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Belize

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Benin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Bhutan

     

X

X

X

X

     

Bolivia

X

X

X

X

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

Bosnia & Herzegovina

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Botswana

X

X

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

 

Brazil

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Brunei

   

X

 

X(a)

         

Bulgaria

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Burkina Faso

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Burma

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

   

X

   

Burundi

X

X

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

 

Cabo Verde

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Cambodia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Cameroon

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

Canada

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Central African Rep.

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

Chad

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Chile

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

China (PRC)

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

Colombia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Comoros

   

X

 

X(a)

   

X

X

 

Congo (DRC)

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

 

Congo, Rep. of

X

 

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Costa Rica

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cote d’Ivoire

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Croatia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Cuba

 

X(a)

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Cyprus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Czech Republic

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Denmark

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Djibouti

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Dominican Republic

X

X

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

Ecuador

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Egypt

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

El Salvador

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Equatorial Guinea

X

X

X

 

X(a)

   

X

X

 

Eritrea

 

X(a)

   

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Estonia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Ethiopia

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

 

Fiji

   

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

Finland

X

X(A)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

France

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Gabon

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Gambia, The

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

Georgia

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Germany

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ghana

 

X(a)

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

Greece

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Guatemala

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Guinea

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

   

X

X

 

Guinea-Bissau

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Guyana

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

X

Haiti

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

Honduras

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Hungary

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Iceland

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

India

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Indonesia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Iran

   

X

 

X(a)

X

 

X

X

 

Iraq

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Ireland

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

Israel

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Italy

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Jamaica

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Japan

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

Jordan

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Kazakhstan

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Kenya

 

X(a)

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

Kiribati

 

X(a)

X

       

X

X

 

Korea (DPRK)

     

X

X

         

Korea, Rep. Of

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

Kuwait

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Kyrgyz Republic

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Laos

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

 

 

Latvia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Lebanon

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

Lesotho

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Liberia

 

X(a)

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

Libya

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Lithuania

X

X

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

 

Luxembourg

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Macedonia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Madagascar

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Malawi

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Malaysia

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

 

 

Maldives

   

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Mali

X

X

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

 

Malta

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Marshall Islands

                   

Mauritania

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

   

X

X

 

Mauritius

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mexico

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Micronesia (FSM)

 

X(a)

 

X

X

X

       

Moldova

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Mongolia

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Montenegro

 

X(d)

X

 

X(d)

 

X(d)

X

X

 

Morocco

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Mozambique

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Namibia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Nepal

   

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Netherlands

X

X(A)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

New Zealand

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Nicaragua

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

X

Niger

X

X

X

X

X

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Nigeria

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Norway

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Oman

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Pakistan

   

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

Palau

                   

Panama

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Papua New Guinea

   

X

       

X

X

 

Paraguay

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Peru

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Philippines

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Poland

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Portugal

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Qatar

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Romania

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Russia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Rwanda

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

St. Lucia

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

St. Maarten

             

X

X

 

St. Vincent & the Gren.

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Saudi Arabia

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Senegal

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Serbia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Seychelles

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Sierra Leone

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Singapore

   

X

   

X

X

X

   

Slovak Republic

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Slovenia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Solomon Islands

   

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

Somalia

   

X

   

X

 

X

X

 

South Africa

X

X

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

South Sudan

   

X

       

X

X

 

Spain

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Sri Lanka

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Sudan

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

 

Suriname

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

Swaziland

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Sweden

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Switzerland

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Syria

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Tajikistan

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Tanzania

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Thailand

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Timor-Leste

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

   

Togo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Tonga

                   

Trinidad & Tobago

X

X

X

       

X

X

 

Tunisia

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Turkey

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Turkmenistan

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Uganda

X

 

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Ukraine

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

United Arab Emirates

 

X(a)

X

       

X

X

 

United Kingdom

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

United States

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

Uruguay

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Uzbekistan

X

X

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Venezuela

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Vietnam

 

X(a)

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

Yemen

   

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X

 

Zambia

 

X(a)

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

Zimbabwe

 

X(a)

X

 

X(a)

 

X(a)

X

X