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FORCED LABOUR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Working Practices and Conditions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forced labor
1, record 1, English, forced%20labor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- forced labour 2, record 1, English, forced%20labour
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Labour which is required or compelled by government. In totalitarian countries, political or other prisoners may be placed in labor camps and forced to perform services required by the government. 1, record 1, English, - forced%20labor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
forced labour: ... all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily (Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour). Excluded from this definition is compulsory military service; normal civil obligations, penalties imposed by a court, action taken in an emergency, and minor communal services. 3, record 1, English, - forced%20labor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
forced labour: Expression and context reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - forced%20labor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régimes et conditions de travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- travail forcé
1, record 1, French, travail%20forc%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'O.I.T. dont le but est d'améliorer les normes de travail, dispose de la convention du 25 juin 1957 sur le travail forcé. 2, record 1, French, - travail%20forc%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Convention concernant l'abolition du travail forcé, 1959. 3, record 1, French, - travail%20forc%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
interdiction du travail forcé. 4, record 1, French, - travail%20forc%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Prácticas y condiciones de trabajo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- trabajo forzoso
1, record 1, Spanish, trabajo%20forzoso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Todo trabajo o servicio exigido a un individuo bajo la amenaza de una pena cualquiera y para el cual dicho individuo no se ofrece voluntariamente, pero no comprende "cualquier trabajo o servicio que se exija a un individuo en virtud de una condena pronunciada por sentencia judicial". 2, record 1, Spanish, - trabajo%20forzoso
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trabajo forzoso : No es, pues, una expresión de Derecho Penal, a diferencia de "trabajos forzados" (hard labour). 2, record 1, Spanish, - trabajo%20forzoso
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[La definición proviene del] artículo 2 del Convenio (N° 29) relativo al trabajo forzoso u obligatorio adoptado el 28 de junio de 1930 por la Conferencia General de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - trabajo%20forzoso
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
trabajo forzoso: Expresión, definición y observaciones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 1, Spanish, - trabajo%20forzoso
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hard labour
1, record 2, English, hard%20labour
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- forced labour 1, record 2, English, forced%20labour
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The English expressions are always used in singular although, the French and Spanish expressions are usually used in plural. 2, record 2, English, - hard%20labour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hard labour and forced labour: Expressions reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 2, record 2, English, - hard%20labour
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- travaux forcés
1, record 2, French, travaux%20forc%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- travail forcé
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Penas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- trabajos forzados
1, record 2, Spanish, trabajos%20forzados
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trabajos [...] que efectúan los delincuentes condenados a penas graves, generalmente deportados a colonias o lugares más o menos inhóspitos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - trabajos%20forzados
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trabajos forzados: Se trata de tareas duras, frecuentemente de obras públicas. Una forma típica del trabajo forzado y cruel era la pena de galeras. De ese concepto de los trabajos forzados todavía quedan residuos en el mundo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - trabajos%20forzados
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
trabajos forzados: Expresión y contexto reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 2, Spanish, - trabajos%20forzados
Record 2, Key term(s)
- trabajo forzado
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-02-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- History (General)
- Working Practices and Conditions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- by statute labor 1, record 3, English, by%20statute%20labor
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- by forced labour 2, record 3, English, by%20forced%20labour
Record 3, Key term(s)
- by statute labour
- by forced labor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Histoire (Généralités)
- Régimes et conditions de travail
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- à la corvée 1, record 3, French, %C3%A0%20la%20corv%C3%A9e
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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