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Abolition of Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1955 (ILO 104).
Treaty Code:
M1955/01
Treaty Type:
Multilateral
Common Name:
Responsible Department:
Administering Department:
Treaty Status:
In Force
Treaty Summary:
The Convention abolishes penal sanctions for breaches of contract of employment by indigenous workers. The International Labour Organisation is convinved the time has come for the abolition of such penal sanction, the maintenance of which in national legislation is contrary to modern conceptions of the contractual relationships between employees and workers, and to the personal dignity and rights of man. Article 1 of the Convention provides that the competent authority in each country where there exisits any pernal sanction for breach of contract of employment shall take action for the abolition of all such penal sanctions.
NZ Adherence Status:
In Force
Adherence Type:
Ratified
Signature Date:
Adherence Date:
28/06/1956
Expired:
No
Date Concluded:
21/06/1955
Place Concluded:
Geneva
Entry Into Force Date:
07/06/1958
NZ Entry Into Force Date:
07/06/1958
Termination Date:
Withdrawal Date:
Withdrawal Notification Date:
NZ Objections:
No
NZ Reservations:
No
NZ Declarations:
No
NZ Territorial Applications:
Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau
NZTS Number:
NZTS 1960 NO 8
UNTS Number:
305 UNTS, 265
Associated Treaties:
M1985/15, M1976/16, M1976/21, M1970/29, M1970/28, M1964/11, M1961/04, M1959/13, M1958/19, M1957/05, M1952/06, M1951/10, M1951/06, M1949/34, M1949/33, M1949/17, M1949/35, M1949/32, M1949/31, M1949/02, M1949/26, M1948/29, M1948/20, M1948/28, M1948/19, M1947/26, M1947/21, M1947/22, M1947/24, M1947/27, M1947/28, M1946/16, M1946/25, M1946/19, M1946/20, M1946/18, M1946/27, M1946/21, M1946/24, M1946/28, M1946/29, M1946/26, M1946/23, M1939/07, M1939/06, M1939/04, M1939/05, M1938/03, M1937/07, M1937/05, M1937/06, M1937/04, M1936/11, M1936/04, M1936/14, M1936/12, M1936/13, M1936/07, M1936/09, M1936/02, M1936/08, M1935/04, M1935/06, M1935/03, M1935/02, M1935/07, M1934/06, M1934/09, M1934/05, M1934/04, M1933/07, M1933/08, M1933/09, M1933/02, M1933/05, M1933/03, M1933/06, M1932/09, M1932/03, M1931/03, M1930/10, M1929/09, M1929/10, M1928/02, M1927/04, M1927/03, M1926/03, M1926/07, M1926/01, M1925/02, M1925/09, M1921/07, M1921/09, M1921/05, M1921/06, M1921/11, M1921/12, M1920/06, M1920/13, M1919/19, M1919/14, M1919/15
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