    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [February 19, 1991]
    [Page 155]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    White House Statement on the International Labor Organization Convention
    Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labor
    February 19, 1991

        The administration's decision to seek ratification of the ILO
    Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labor was based upon the
    substantial efforts of representatives of U.S. business, labor, and
    government. The personal involvement of former Secretary of Labor
    Elizabeth Dole, as Chair of the Committee on the ILO--the principal body
    which coordinates the views of business, labor, and government
    representatives on ILO matters--brought this 4-year undertaking to
    fruition. Now, the administration urges the Senate to consider this
    convention again and to grant its advice and consent to ratification.