Resolution of advice and consent, Treaty Doc. 88-11

TEXT OF RESOLUTION OF ADVICE AND CONSENT TO RATIFICATION AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND APPROVED BY THE SENATE: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labor (Convention No. 105), adopted by the International Labor Conference at its 40th Session, Geneva, June 25, 1957, subject to the following understandings: 1. The United States understands the meaning and scope of Convention No. 105, having taken into account the conclusions and practices of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations existing prior to ratification, which conclusions and practice, in any event, are not legally binding on the United States and have no force and effect on courts in the United States; and 2. The United States understands that Convention No. 105 does not limit the contempt powers of courts under Federal and State law.