TRAFFIC IN PERSONS

International Agreement for the suppression of the "White Slave Traffic"

Reference

VII-8

Adopted

Paris, 18 May 1904

Entry into force

18 July 1905, in accordance with article 8.

Registration

7 September 1920, No. 11 1 : Certified true copy Note : The Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, concluded at Lake Success, New York of 21 March 1950 consolidates the Protocols, Conventions and Agreements listed in the present chapter under Nos. 1 to 10. Furthermore, the Convention of 21 March 1950 supercedes the provisions of the above-referenced instruments in the relations between the Parties thereto and shall terminate such instruments when all the Parties thereto shall have become Parties to the Convention of 21 March 1950, in accordance with its article 28. The following list was provided by the Government of France at the time of the transfer to the Secretary-General of the depositary functions in respect of the Agreement. (1) States which ratified the Agreement Belgium Denmark France Germany 2 Italy Netherlands Portugal Russia Spain Sweden and Norway Switzerland United Kingdom 3 (2) States which acceded to the Agreement Austria-Hungary Brazil Bulgaria Colombia Czechoslovakia 4 Lebanon 5 Luxembourg Poland United States of America (3) The Agreement was declared applicable to the following colonies, dominions and protectorates German colonies Iceland and Danish West Indies Australia Bahamas Barbados British Central Africa British Guinea and Guiana British Solomon Islands Canada Fiji Islands Gambia Gibraltar Gilbert and Ellice Islands Gold Coast Hong Kong India Jamaica Leeward Islands Malta Burma New Zealand Northern Nigeria Palestine and Transjordan St. Helena Sarawak Seychelles Sierra Leone Somaliland Southern Rhodesia Ceylon Trinidad Uganda Wei-hai-wei Windward Islands Zanzibar French colonies Eritrea Netherlands colonies (4) The following colonies, dominions and protectorates consented to concur in article I of the Agreement Basutoland Bechuanaland Bermuda British East Africa British Honduras Cape Town Cyprus Natal Orange River Colony Southern Nigeria Straits Settlements Transvaal (5) States and territories on behalf of which accession to the Convention of 4 May 1910 on the White Slave Traffic entailed ipso facto accession to the Agreement of 18 May 1904 by virtue of article 8 of the Convention of 1910 Chile Cuba Egypt Finland Irish Free State Lithuania Norway Persia Siam Estonia Newfoundland Tanganyika Union of South Africa Kenya Nyasaland Papua and Norfolk Grenada St. Lucia St. Vincent Isle of Man Japan China Yugoslavia (former) 6 New Guinea Nauru Jersey Guernsey Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Iraq Sudan Turkey Uruguay Monaco Morocco Tunisia Mauritius Actions subsequent to the assumption of depositary functions by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Participant 2 Succession(d) Bahamas (The) 10 Jun 1976 d Czech Republic 4 30 Dec 1993 d Fiji 12 Jun 1972 d Slovakia 4 28 May 1993 d Zimbabwe 1 Dec 1998 d Close Window End Note 1 See League of Nations, Treaty Series , vol. I, p. 83 . 2 In a notification received on 16 July 1974, the Government of the German Democratic Republic stated that the German Democratic Republic had declared the reapplication of the Agreement as from 10 August 1958. In this connection, the Secretary-General received, on 2 March 1976, the following communication from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany: With reference to the communication by the German Democratic Republic of 17 June 1974, concerning the application, as from 10 August 1958, of the International Agreement of 18 May 1904 for the Suppression of the "White Slave Traffic", the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declares that in the relation between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic the declaration of application has no retroactive effect beyond 21 June 1973. Subsequently, in a communication received on 17 June 1976, the Government of the German Democratic Republic declared: "The Government of the German Democratic Republic takes the view that in accordance with the applicable rules of international law and the international practice of States the regulations on the reapplication of agreements concluded under international law are an internal affair of the successor State concerned. Accordingly, the German Democratic Republic was entitled to determine the date of reapplication of the International Agreement for the Suppression of the `White Slave Traffic', May 18th, 1904 to which it established its status as a party by way of succession." See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume. 3 On 6 and 10 June 1997, respectively, Secretary-General received communications regarding the status of Hong Kong from China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (see also note 2 under “China” and note 2 under “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the Secretary-General that the Agreement of 18 May 1904, the Convention of 4 May 1910 and the Protocol of 4 May 1949 amending both the Agreement and the Convention will also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 4 See note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume. 5 The instrument of accession by the Government of Lebanon was deposited with the Secretary-General on 20 June 1949. 6 See note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume. chevron-down chevron-up --> ABOUT Treaty Section Office of Legal Affairs QUICK LINKS Automated Subscription Services Treaty Handbook Final Clauses Handbook Summary of Practice HELP FAQ Website User Guide Sitemap COPYRIGHT | FRAUD ALERT | PRIVACY NOTICE | TERMS OF USE $(document).ready(function () { var hdnLangSearch = $("#ctl00_ctl00_hdnLanguage").val(); if (hdnLangSearch == '_en') { $('#txtSearch').removeAttr('value'); $('txtSearch').attr('placeholder', 'Search'); } else { $('#txtSearch').removeAttr('value'); $('#txtSearch').attr('placeholder', 'Recherche'); } //if ($(window).width() > 767) { //Open navbar menu items on hover $(".nav li.nav-item.dropdown") .on("mouseenter", function () { $('.dropdown-menu', this).stop(true, true).fadeIn("fast"); $('span', this).toggleClass("fa-angle-down fa-angle-up"); $(this).addClass('open'); }).on("mouseleave", function () { $('.dropdown-menu', this).stop(true, true).fadeOut("fast"); $('span', this).toggleClass("fa-angle-down fa-angle-up"); $(this).removeClass('open'); $(this).children("a").removeClass("show"); $(this).children("ul").removeClass("show"); }); //IR - 20230621 - Bootstrap's default behaviour is to require a click to open and close dropdown (https://markdotto.com/2012/02/27/bootstrap-explained-dropdowns/); the code above has been adjusted to deal with that, no longer needing the code below for "click" event (it was throwing errors anyway) /* $('.nav li.nav-item.dropdown').on('click', function (event) { $(this).parent().siblings().removeClass('open');

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