Which of the following international conventions have not been ratified by India?
- 1.Employment Policy Convention
- 2.Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
- 3.International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- 4.Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
- 5.Convention on Reduction of Statelessness
Select the answer using the code given below:
Why UPSC dropped it · explanation
UPSC dropped this question from evaluation in its final answer key.
UPSC dropped this question from evaluation in its final answer key. India has not joined the UN Migrant Workers Convention of 1990 or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. It has, however, ratified the ILO Employment Policy Convention and the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, so options (a) and (b) cannot be right.
- ✗ 1. India has ratified the ILO Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122); NORMLEX records the ratification on 17 Nov 1998, so it is not one of the conventions India has left unratified.
- ✗ 2. India has ratified the ILO Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105); NORMLEX records the ratification on 18 May 2000, so it is not one of the unratified conventions.
- ✓ 3. India is not a party to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990); the UN Treaty Collection participants list has no entry for India.
- ✓ 5. India is not a party to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness; the UN Treaty Collection participants list has no entry for India.
Remember · India has not joined the 1990 Migrant Workers Convention or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (UN Treaty Collection); it has ratified ILO C122 (1998) and C105 (2000).
Sources
- ILO NORMLEX: Ratifications for India (copy of the ILO page) ↗ “C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) 18 May 2000 In Force … C122 - Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) 17 Nov 1998 In Force”
- UN Treaty Collection, status as at 30 September 2026: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (participants run from Honduras to Indonesia, with no entry for India) ↗ “Haiti 5 Dec 2013 Honduras 9 Aug 2005 a Indonesia 22 Sep 2004 31 May 2012 Jamaica 25 Sep 2008 25 Sep 2008”
- UN Treaty Collection, status as at 30 September 2026: Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (participants run from Iceland to Ireland, with no entry for India) ↗ “Honduras 18 Dec 2012 a Hungary 12 May 2009 a Iceland 26 Jan 2021 a Ireland 18 Jan 1973”
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