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Convention concerning minimum age for admission to employment

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 07-04-2010 (R) 07-04-2011
Albania 16-02-1998 (R) 16-02-1999
Algeria 30-04-1984 (R) 30-04-1985
Angola 13-06-2001 (R) 13-06-2002
Antigua and Barbuda 17-03-1983 (R) 17-03-1984
Argentina 11-11-1996 (R) 11-11-1997
Armenia 27-01-2006 (R) 27-01-2007
Australia 13-06-2023 (R) 13-06-2024
Austria 18-09-2000 (R) 18-09-2001
Azerbaijan 19-05-1992 (Su) 30-08-1991
Bahamas 31-10-2001 (R) 31-10-2002
Bahrain 07-03-2012 (R) 07-03-2013
Bangladesh 22-03-2022 (R) 22-03-2023
Barbados 04-01-2000 (R) 04-01-2001
Belarus 03-05-1979 (R) 03-05-1980
Belgium 19-04-1988 (R) 19-04-1989
Belize 06-03-2000 (R) 06-03-2001
Benin 11-06-2001 (R) 11-06-2002
Bolivia 11-06-1997 (R) 11-06-1998
Bosnia and Herzegovina 02-06-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 05-06-1997 (R) 05-06-1998
Brazil 28-06-2001 (R) 28-06-2002
Brunei 17-06-2011 (R) 17-06-2012
Bulgaria 23-04-1980 (R) 23-04-1981
Burkina Faso 11-02-1999 (R) 11-02-2000
Burundi 19-07-2000 (R) 19-07-2001
Cabo Verde 07-02-2011 (R) 07-02-2012
Cambodia 23-08-1999 (R) 23-08-2000
Cameroon 13-08-2001 (R) 13-08-2002
Central African Republic 28-06-2000 (R) 28-06-2001
Chad 21-03-2005 (R) 21-03-2006
Chile 01-02-1999 (R) 01-02-2000
China 28-04-1999 (R) 28-04-2000
Colombia 02-02-2001 (R) 02-02-2002
Comoros 17-03-2004 (R) 17-03-2005
Costa Rica 11-06-1976 (R) 11-06-1977
Côte d'Ivoire 07-02-2003 (R) 07-02-2004
Croatia 08-10-1991 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 07-03-1975 (R) 19-06-1976
Cyprus 02-10-1997 (R) 02-10-1998
Czech Republic 26-04-2007 (R) 26-04-2008
Democratic Republic of the Congo 20-06-2001 (R) 20-06-2002
Denmark 13-11-1997 (R) 13-11-1998
Djibouti 14-06-2005 (R) 14-06-2006
Dominica 27-09-1983 (R) 27-09-1984
Dominican Republic 15-06-1999 (R) 15-06-2000
Ecuador 19-09-2000 (R) 19-09-2001
Egypt 09-06-1999 (R) 09-06-2000
El Salvador 23-01-1996 (R) 23-01-1997
Equatorial Guinea 12-06-1985 (R) 12-06-1986
Eritrea 22-02-2000 (R) 22-02-2001
Estonia 15-03-2007 (R) 15-03-2008
Eswatini 23-10-2002 (R) 23-10-2003
Ethiopia 27-05-1999 (R) 27-05-2000
Fiji 03-01-2003 (R) 03-01-2004
Finland 13-01-1976 (R) 13-01-1977
France 13-07-1990 (R) 13-07-1991
Gabon 25-10-2010 (R) 25-10-2011
Gambia, The 04-09-2000 (R) 04-09-2001
Georgia 23-09-1996 (Su) 09-04-1991
Germany 08-04-1976 (R) 08-04-1977
Ghana 06-06-2011 (R) 06-06-2012
Greece 14-03-1986 (R) 14-03-1987
Grenada 14-05-2003 (R) 14-05-2004
Guatemala 27-04-1990 (R) 27-04-1991
Guinea 06-06-2003 (R) 06-06-2004
Guinea-Bissau 05-03-2009 (R) 05-03-2010
Guyana 15-04-1998 (R) 15-04-1999
Haïti 03-06-2009 (R) 03-06-2010
Honduras 09-06-1980 (R) 09-06-1981
Hungary 28-05-1998 (R) 28-05-1999
Iceland 06-12-1999 (R) 06-12-2000
India 13-06-2017 (R) 13-06-2018
Indonesia 07-06-1999 (R) 07-06-2000
Iraq 13-02-1985 (R) 13-02-1986
Ireland 22-06-1978 (R) 22-06-1979
Israel 21-06-1979 (R) 21-06-1980
Italy 28-07-1981 (R) 28-07-1982
Jamaica 13-10-2003 (R) 13-10-2004
Japan 05-06-2000 (R) 05-06-2001
Jordan 23-03-1998 (R) 23-03-1999
Kazakhstan 18-05-2001 (R) 18-05-2002
Kenya 09-04-1979 (R) 09-04-1980
Kiribati 17-06-2009 (R) 17-06-2010
Kuwait 15-11-1999 (R) 15-11-2000
Kyrgyzstan 31-03-1992 (Su) 31-08-1991
Laos 13-06-2005 (R) 13-06-2006
Latvia 02-06-2006 (R) 02-06-2007
Lebanon 10-06-2003 (R) 10-06-2004
Lesotho 14-06-2001 (R) 14-06-2002
Liberia 13-06-2022 (R) 13-06-2023
Libya 19-06-1975 (R) 19-06-1976
Lithuania 22-06-1998 (R) 22-06-1999
Luxembourg 24-03-1977 (R) 24-03-1978
Madagascar 31-05-2000 (R) 31-05-2001
Malawi 19-11-1999 (R) 19-11-2000
Malaysia 09-09-1997 (R) 09-09-1998
Maldives 04-01-2013 (R) 04-01-2014
Mali 11-03-2002 (R) 11-03-2003
Malta 09-06-1988 (R) 09-06-1989
Mauritania 03-12-2001 (R) 03-12-2002
Mauritius 30-07-1990 (R) 30-07-1991
Mexico 10-06-2015 (R) 10-06-2016
Moldova 21-09-1999 (R) 21-09-2000
Mongolia 16-12-2002 (R) 16-12-2003
Montenegro 03-06-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 06-01-2000 (R) 06-01-2001
Mozambique 16-06-2003 (R) 16-06-2004
Myanmar 08-06-2020 (R) 08-06-2021
Namibia 15-11-2000 (R) 15-11-2001
Nepal 30-05-1997 (R) 30-05-1998
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 14-09-1976 (R) 14-09-1977
Nicaragua 02-11-1981 (R) 02-11-1982
Niger 04-12-1978 (R) 04-12-1979
Nigeria 02-10-2002 (R) 02-10-2003
North Macedonia 17-11-1991 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 08-07-1980 (R) 08-07-1981
Oman 21-07-2005 (R) 21-07-2006
Pakistan 06-07-2006 (R) 06-07-2007
Panama 31-10-2000 (R) 31-10-2001
Papua New Guinea 02-06-2000 (R) 02-06-2001
Paraguay 03-03-2004 (R) 03-03-2005
Peru 13-11-2002 (R) 13-11-2003
Philippines 04-06-1998 (R) 04-06-1999
Poland 22-03-1978 (R) 22-03-1979
Portugal 20-05-1998 (R) 20-05-1999
Qatar 03-01-2006 (R) 03-01-2007
Republic of Korea, the 28-01-1999 (R) 28-01-2000
Republic of the Congo 26-11-1999 (R) 26-11-2000
Romania 19-11-1975 (R) 19-11-1976
Russian Federation 03-05-1979 (R) 03-05-1980
Rwanda 15-04-1981 (R) 15-04-1982
Saint Kitts and Nevis 03-06-2005 (R) 03-06-2006
Saint Lucia 05-06-2025 (R) 05-06-2026
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25-07-2006 (R) 25-07-2007
Samoa 29-10-2008 (R) 29-10-2009
San Marino 01-02-1995 (R) 01-02-1996
São Tomé e Principe 04-05-2005 (R) 04-05-2006
Saudi Arabia 02-04-2014 (R) 02-04-2015
Senegal 15-12-1999 (R) 15-12-2000
Serbia 24-11-2000 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 07-03-2000 (R) 07-03-2001
Sierra Leone 10-06-2011 (R) 10-06-2012
Singapore 07-11-2005 (R) 07-11-2006
Slovakia 29-09-1997 (R) 29-09-1998
Slovenia 29-05-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 22-04-2013 (R) 22-04-2014
South Africa 30-03-2000 (R) 30-03-2001
South Sudan 29-04-2012 (R) 29-04-2013
Spain 16-05-1977 (R) 16-05-1978
Sri Lanka 11-02-2000 (R) 11-02-2001
Sudan 07-03-2003 (R) 07-03-2004
Suriname 15-01-2018 (R) 15-01-2019
Sweden 23-04-1990 (R) 23-04-1991
Switzerland 17-08-1999 (R) 17-08-2000
Syria 18-09-2001 (R) 18-09-2002
Tajikistan 26-11-1993 (Su) 09-09-1991
Tanzania 16-12-1998 (R) 16-12-1999
Thailand 11-05-2004 (R) 11-05-2005
Togo 16-03-1984 (R) 16-03-1985
Trinidad and Tobago 03-09-2004 (R) 03-09-2005
Tunisia 19-10-1995 (R) 19-10-1996
Türkiye 30-10-1998 (R) 30-10-1999
Turkmenistan 27-03-2012 (R) 27-03-2013
Uganda 25-03-2003 (R) 25-03-2004
Ukraine 03-05-1979 (R) 03-05-1980
United Arab Emirates 02-10-1998 (R) 02-10-1999
United Kingdom 07-06-2000 (R) 07-06-2001
Uruguay 02-06-1977 (R) 02-06-1978
Uzbekistan 06-03-2009 (R) 06-03-2010
Vanuatu 24-06-2019 (R) 24-06-2020
Venezuela 15-07-1987 (R) 15-07-1988
Vietnam 24-06-2003 (R) 24-06-2004
Yemen 15-06-2000 (R) 15-06-2001
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 06-12-1983 (R) 06-12-1984
Zambia 09-02-1976 (R) 09-02-1977
Zimbabwe 06-06-2000 (R) 06-06-2001

Extensions

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Gibraltar 24-04-2024

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
Afghanistan Yes No
Albania Yes No
Algeria Yes No
Angola Yes No
Antigua and Barbuda Yes No
Argentina Yes No
Armenia Yes No
Australia Yes No
Austria Yes No
Azerbaijan Yes No
Bahamas Yes No
Bahrain Yes No
Bangladesh Yes No
Barbados Yes No
Belarus Yes No
Belgium Yes No
Belize Yes No
Benin Yes No
Bolivia Yes No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes No
Botswana Yes No
Brazil Yes No
Brunei Yes No
Bulgaria Yes No
Burkina Faso Yes No
Burundi Yes No
Cabo Verde Yes No
Cambodia Yes No
Cameroon Yes No
Central African Republic Yes No
Chad Yes No
Chile Yes No
China Yes No
Colombia Yes No
Comoros Yes No
Costa Rica Yes No
Côte d'Ivoire Yes No
Croatia Yes No
Cuba Yes No
Cyprus Yes No
Czech Republic Yes No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Yes No
Denmark Yes No
Djibouti Yes No
Dominica Yes No
Dominican Republic Yes No
Ecuador Yes No
Egypt Yes No
El Salvador Yes No
Equatorial Guinea Yes No
Eritrea Yes No
Estonia Yes No
Eswatini Yes No
Ethiopia Yes No
Fiji Yes No
Finland Yes No
France Yes No
Gabon Yes No
Gambia, The Yes No
Georgia Yes No
Germany Yes No
Ghana Yes No
Greece Yes No
Grenada Yes No
Guatemala Yes No
Guinea Yes No
Guinea-Bissau Yes No
Guyana Yes No
Haïti Yes No
Honduras Yes No
Hungary Yes No
Iceland Yes No
India Yes No
Indonesia Yes No
Iraq Yes No
Ireland Yes No
Israel Yes No
Italy Yes No
Jamaica Yes No
Japan Yes No
Jordan Yes No
Kazakhstan Yes No
Kenya Yes No
Kiribati Yes No
Kuwait Yes No
Kyrgyzstan Yes No
Laos Yes No
Latvia Yes No
Lebanon Yes No
Lesotho Yes No
Liberia Yes No
Libya Yes No
Lithuania Yes No
Luxembourg Yes No
Madagascar Yes No
Malawi Yes No
Malaysia Yes No
Maldives Yes No
Mali Yes No
Malta Yes No
Mauritania Yes No
Mauritius Yes No
Mexico Yes No
Moldova Yes No
Mongolia Yes No
Montenegro Yes No
Morocco Yes No
Mozambique Yes No
Myanmar Yes No
Namibia Yes No
Nepal Yes No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Yes No
Nicaragua Yes No
Niger Yes No
Nigeria Yes No
North Macedonia Yes No
Norway Yes No
Oman Yes No
Pakistan Yes No
Panama Yes No
Papua New Guinea Yes No
Paraguay Yes No
Peru Yes No
Philippines Yes No
Poland Yes No
Portugal Yes No
Qatar Yes No
Republic of Korea, the Yes No
Republic of the Congo Yes No
Romania Yes No
Russian Federation Yes No
Rwanda Yes No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Yes No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Yes No
Samoa Yes No
San Marino Yes No
São Tomé e Principe Yes No
Saudi Arabia Yes No
Senegal Yes No
Serbia Yes No
Seychelles Yes No
Sierra Leone Yes No
Singapore Yes No
Slovakia Yes No
Slovenia Yes No
Solomon Islands Yes No
South Africa Yes No
South Sudan Yes No
Spain Yes No
Sri Lanka Yes No
Sudan Yes No
Suriname Yes No
Sweden Yes No
Switzerland Yes No
Syria Yes No
Tajikistan Yes No
Tanzania Yes No
Thailand Yes No
Togo Yes No
Trinidad and Tobago Yes No
Tunisia Yes No
Türkiye Yes No
Turkmenistan Yes No
Uganda Yes No
Ukraine Yes No
United Arab Emirates Yes No
United Kingdom Yes No
Uruguay Yes No
Uzbekistan Yes No
Vanuatu Yes No
Venezuela Yes No
Vietnam Yes No
Yemen Yes No
Zambia Yes No
Zimbabwe Yes No

Afghanistan

07-04-2010

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Albania

16-02-1998

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Algeria

30-04-1984

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Angola

13-06-2001

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Antigua and Barbuda

17-03-1983

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Argentina

11-11-1996

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Armenia

27-01-2006

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Australia

13-06-2023

Minimum age specified: 15 years. Pursuant to Article 3, the minimum age for admission to underground work has been specified to be 16 full years.

Austria

18-09-2000

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Azerbaijan

19-05-1992

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Bahamas

31-10-2001

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Bahrain

07-03-2012

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Bangladesh

22-03-2022

Minimum age specified: 14 years. The scope of the Convention is limited to the branches of economic activity or types of undertakings listed in article 5, paragraph 3, of the Convention.

Barbados

04-01-2000

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Belarus

03-05-1979

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Belgium

19-04-1988

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Belize

06-03-2000

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Benin

11-06-2001

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Bolivia

11-06-1997

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

02-06-1993

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Botswana

05-06-1997

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Brazil

28-06-2001

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Brunei

17-06-2011

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Bulgaria

23-04-1980

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Burkina Faso

11-02-1999

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Burundi

19-07-2000

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Cabo Verde

07-02-2011

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Cambodia

23-08-1999

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Cameroon

13-08-2001

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Central African Republic

28-06-2000

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Chad

21-03-2005

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Chile

01-02-1999

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

China

28-04-1999

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Colombia

02-02-2001

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Comoros

17-03-2004

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Costa Rica

11-06-1976

Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Côte d'Ivoire

07-02-2003

Mimimum age specified: 14 years.

Croatia

08-10-1991

Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Cuba

07-03-1975

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Cyprus

02-10-1997

Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Czech Republic

26-04-2007

Minimum age specified: 15 years

Democratic Republic of the Congo

20-06-2001

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Denmark

13-11-1997

Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Djibouti

14-06-2005

Mimimum age specified: 16 years.

Dominica

27-09-1983

Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Dominican Republic

15-06-1999

Mimimum age specified: 14 years. The scope of the Convention is limited to industry or to the economic activities set forth in article 5, paragraph 3. The employment of persons from twelve to fourteen years of age on light work is authorized as provided in article 7, paragraph 4.

Ecuador

19-09-2000

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Egypt

09-06-1999

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

El Salvador

23-01-1996

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Equatorial Guinea

12-06-1985

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Eritrea

22-02-2000

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Estonia

15-03-2007

Minimum age specified: 15 years

Eswatini

23-10-2002

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Ethiopia

27-05-1999

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Fiji

03-01-2003

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Finland

13-01-1976

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

France

13-07-1990

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Gabon

25-10-2010

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Gambia, The

04-09-2000

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Georgia

23-09-1996

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Germany

08-04-1976

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Ghana

06-06-2011

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Greece

14-03-1986

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Grenada

14-05-2003

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Guatemala

27-04-1990

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Guinea

06-06-2003

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Guinea-Bissau

05-03-2009

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Guyana

15-04-1998

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Haïti

03-06-2009

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Honduras

09-06-1980

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Hungary

28-05-1998

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Iceland

06-12-1999

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

India

13-06-2017

Minimum age specified: 14 years

Indonesia

07-06-1999

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Iraq

13-02-1985

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Ireland

22-06-1978

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Israel

21-06-1979

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Italy

28-07-1981

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Jamaica

13-10-2003

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Japan

05-06-2000

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Jordan

23-03-1998

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Kazakhstan

18-05-2001

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Kenya

09-04-1979

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Kiribati

17-06-2009

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Kuwait

15-11-1999

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Kyrgyzstan

31-03-1992

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Laos

13-06-2005

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Latvia

02-06-2006

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Lebanon

10-06-2003

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Lesotho

14-06-2001

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Liberia

13-06-2022

Minimum age specified: 15 years. The scope of the Convention is limited to the branches of economic activity or types of undertakings listed in article 5, paragraph 3, of the Convention.

Libya

19-06-1975

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Lithuania

22-06-1998

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Luxembourg

24-03-1977

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Madagascar

31-05-2000

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Malawi

19-11-1999

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Malaysia

09-09-1997

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Maldives

04-01-2013

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Mali

11-03-2002

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Malta

09-06-1988

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Mauritania

03-12-2001

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Mauritius

30-07-1990

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Mexico

10-06-2015

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Moldova

21-09-1999

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Mongolia

16-12-2002

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Montenegro

03-06-2006

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Morocco

06-01-2000

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Mozambique

16-06-2003

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Myanmar

08-06-2020

Minimum age specified: 14 years. The scope of the Convention is limited to industry or to the economic activities set forth in article 5, paragraph 3.

Namibia

15-11-2000

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Nepal

30-05-1997

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

14-09-1976

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Nicaragua

02-11-1981

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Niger

04-12-1978

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Nigeria

02-10-2002

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

North Macedonia

17-11-1991

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Norway

08-07-1980

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Oman

21-07-2005

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Pakistan

06-07-2006

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Panama

31-10-2000

Minimum age specified: 14 years. Minimum age specified for maritime employment and maritime fishing, and for young persons that have not completed compulsory schooling: 15 years. Minimum age specified for underground work in mines: 18 years. The scope of the Convention is limited to those branches of economic activity or types of undertakings listed in Article 5 paragraph 3.

Papua New Guinea

02-06-2000

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Paraguay

03-03-2004

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Peru

13-11-2002

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Philippines

04-06-1998

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Poland

22-03-1978

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Portugal

20-05-1998

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Qatar

03-01-2006

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Republic of Korea, the

28-01-1999

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Republic of the Congo

26-11-1999

Mimimum age specified: 14 years,

Romania

19-11-1975

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Russian Federation

03-05-1979

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Rwanda

15-04-1981

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

03-06-2005

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

25-07-2006

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Samoa

29-10-2008

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

San Marino

01-02-1995

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

São Tomé e Principe

04-05-2005

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Saudi Arabia

02-04-2014

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Senegal

15-12-1999

Minimum age specified: 15 years. The Government declared in conformity with Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Convention that the provisions of the Convention do not apply to traditional pastoral or rural work without remuneration carried out in a family setting by children of less than 15 years of age and which aims at better integrating them in their social surroundings and the environment.

Serbia

24-11-2000

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Seychelles

07-03-2000

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Sierra Leone

10-06-2011

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Singapore

07-11-2005

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Slovakia

29-09-1997

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Slovenia

29-05-1992

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Solomon Islands

22-04-2013

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

South Africa

30-03-2000

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

South Sudan

29-04-2012

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Spain

16-05-1977

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Sri Lanka

11-02-2000

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Sudan

07-03-2003

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Suriname

15-01-2018

Minimum age specified: 16 years

Sweden

23-04-1990

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Switzerland

17-08-1999

Minimum age specified: 15 years. Pursuant to Article 3, the minimum age for admission to underground work has been specified to be 19 full years, and for apprentices 20 full years.

Syria

18-09-2001

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Tajikistan

26-11-1993

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Tanzania

16-12-1998

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Thailand

11-05-2004

Minimum age specified: 15 years. Pursuant to Article 5, the provisions of the Convention shall be applicable to the following branches of economic activity: mining and quarrying; manufacturing; construction; electricity; gas and water; sanitary services; transport; storage service and communication; and plantations and other agricultural undertakings mainly producing for commercial purposes, with the exception of family and small-scale holdings producing for local consumption and not regularly employing hired workers.

Togo

16-03-1984

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Trinidad and Tobago

03-09-2004

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Tunisia

19-10-1995

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Türkiye

30-10-1998

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Turkmenistan

27-03-2012

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Uganda

25-03-2003

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Ukraine

03-05-1979

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

United Arab Emirates

02-10-1998

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

United Kingdom

01-01-0001

Minimum age specified: 15 years (Gibraltar).


07-06-2000

Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Uruguay

02-06-1977

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Uzbekistan

06-03-2009

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Vanuatu

24-06-2019

Minimum age specified: 14 years

Venezuela

15-07-1987

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Vietnam

24-06-2003

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Yemen

15-06-2000

Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Zambia

09-02-1976

Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Zimbabwe

06-06-2000

Mimimum age specified: 14 years.

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