[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.