Convention concerning Employment Policy

Party

Côte d'Ivoire added

• Ratification: 18-11-2025 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-11-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Angola added

• Ratification: 11-06-2025 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-06-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 15-07-1966

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 09-01-1968

Netherlands (Bonaire)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Saba)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Aruba

• Entry into force: 01-01-1986

Curaçao

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Sint Maarten

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Party

Albania

• Ratification: 07-01-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-01-2010

Algeria

• Ratification: 12-06-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-06-1970

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 16-09-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-09-2003

Armenia

• Ratification: 29-07-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-07-1995

Australia

• Ratification: 12-11-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-11-1970
• New Guinea (< 16-09-1975)
  Entry into force: 12-11-1969
  Termination: 16-09-1975Norfolk Island
  Entry into force: 12-11-1969Papua (< 16-09-1975)
  Entry into force: 12-11-1969
  Termination: 16-09-1975

Austria

• Ratification: 27-07-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-07-1973

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 19-05-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 30-08-1991

Barbados

• Ratification: 15-03-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-03-1977

Belarus

• Ratification: 26-02-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-02-1969

Belgium

• Ratification: 08-07-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-07-1970

Bolivia

• Ratification: 31-01-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-01-1978

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ratification: 02-06-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 06-03-1992

Brazil

• Ratification: 24-03-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-03-1970

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 09-06-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-2009

Burkina Faso

• Ratification: 28-10-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-10-2010

Cambodia

• Ratification: 28-09-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-09-1972

Cameroon

• Ratification: 25-05-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-05-1971

Canada

• Ratification: 16-09-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-09-1967

Central African Republic

• Ratification: 05-06-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-06-2007

Chad

• Ratification: 04-06-2015 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-06-2016

Chile

• Ratification: 24-10-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-10-1969

China

• Ratification: 17-12-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-12-1998

Comoros

• Ratification: 23-10-1978 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-10-1979

Costa Rica

• Ratification: 27-01-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-01-1967

Croatia

• Ratification: 08-10-1991 (Su)
• Entry into force: 08-10-1991

Cuba

• Ratification: 05-02-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-02-1972

Cyprus

• Ratification: 28-07-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-07-1967

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 01-01-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993

Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)

• Ratification: 15-07-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-07-1976

Denmark

• Ratification: 17-06-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-06-1971

Djibouti

• Ratification: 03-08-1978 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-06-1977

Dominican Republic

• Ratification: 29-03-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-03-2002

Ecuador

• Ratification: 13-11-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-11-1973

El Salvador

• Ratification: 15-06-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1996

Estonia

• Ratification: 12-03-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-03-2004

Fiji

• Ratification: 18-01-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-01-2011

Finland

• Ratification: 23-09-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-09-1969

France

• Ratification: 05-08-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-08-1972
• Comoros (< 06-07-1975)
  Entry into force: 27-11-1974
  Termination: 06-07-1975Djibouti (< 27-06-1977)
  Entry into force: 27-11-1974
  Termination: 27-06-1977French Polynesia
  Entry into force: 27-11-1974New Caledonia
  Entry into force: 27-11-1974Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  Entry into force: 27-11-1974

Gabon

• Ratification: 01-10-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-10-2010

Georgia

• Ratification: 22-06-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1994

Germany

• Ratification: 17-06-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-06-1972

Greece

• Ratification: 07-05-1984 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-05-1985

Guatemala

• Ratification: 14-09-1988 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-09-1989

Guinea

• Ratification: 12-12-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-12-1967

Honduras

• Ratification: 09-06-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-1981

Hungary

• Ratification: 18-06-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-06-1970

Iceland

• Ratification: 22-06-1990 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1991

India

• Ratification: 17-11-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-11-1999

Iran

• Ratification: 10-06-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-06-1973

Iraq

• Ratification: 02-03-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-03-1971

Ireland

• Ratification: 20-06-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-06-1968

Israel

• Ratification: 26-01-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-01-1971

Italy

• Ratification: 05-05-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-05-1972

Jamaica

• Ratification: 10-01-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-01-1976

Japan

• Ratification: 10-06-1986 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-06-1987

Jordan

• Ratification: 10-03-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-03-1967

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 06-12-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-12-2000

Kyrgyzstan

• Ratification: 31-03-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 31-08-1991

Latvia

• Ratification: 27-01-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-01-1993

Lebanon

• Ratification: 01-06-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-1978

Libya

• Ratification: 27-05-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-05-1972

Lithuania

• Ratification: 03-03-2004 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-03-2005

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 18-03-2021 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-03-2022

Madagascar

• Ratification: 21-11-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-11-1967

Mali

• Ratification: 12-04-2016 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-04-2017

Mauritania

• Ratification: 30-07-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-07-1972

Moldova

• Ratification: 12-08-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-08-1997

Mongolia

• Ratification: 24-11-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-11-1977

Montenegro

• Ratification: 03-06-2006 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-06-2006

Morocco

• Ratification: 11-05-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-05-1980

Mozambique

• Ratification: 23-12-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-12-1997

Namibia

• Ratification: 20-09-2018 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-09-2019

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 09-01-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-01-1968

New Zealand

• Ratification: 15-07-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-07-1966

Nicaragua

• Ratification: 01-10-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-10-1982

Niger

• Ratification: 06-06-2018 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-2019

North Macedonia

• Ratification: 17-11-1991 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-11-1992

Norway

• Ratification: 06-06-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-1967

Panama

• Ratification: 19-06-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-06-1971

Papua New Guinea

• Ratification: 01-05-1976 (Su)
• Entry into force: 16-09-1975

Paraguay

• Ratification: 20-02-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-02-1970

Peru

• Ratification: 27-07-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-07-1968

Philippines

• Ratification: 13-01-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-01-1977

Poland

• Ratification: 24-11-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-11-1967

Portugal

• Ratification: 09-01-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-01-1982

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 09-12-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-12-1993

Romania

• Ratification: 06-06-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-1974

Russian Federation

• Ratification: 22-09-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-09-1968

Rwanda

• Ratification: 05-08-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-08-2011

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Ratification: 09-11-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-11-2011

Senegal

• Ratification: 25-04-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-04-1967

Serbia

• Ratification: 24-11-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-11-2001

Slovakia

• Ratification: 01-01-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993

Slovenia

• Ratification: 29-05-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1991

Spain

• Ratification: 28-12-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-12-1971

Sri Lanka

• Ratification: 03-02-2016 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-02-2017

Sudan

• Ratification: 22-10-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-10-1971

Suriname

• Ratification: 15-06-1976 (Su)
• Entry into force: 25-11-1975

Sweden

• Ratification: 11-06-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-07-1966

Switzerland

• Ratification: 11-02-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-02-2014

Tajikistan

• Ratification: 26-11-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 09-09-1991

Thailand

• Ratification: 26-02-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-02-1970

Togo

• Ratification: 30-03-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-03-2013

Trinidad and Tobago

• Ratification: 19-09-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-09-2014

Tunisia

• Ratification: 17-02-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-02-1967

Türkiye

• Ratification: 13-12-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-12-1978

Turkmenistan

• Ratification: 14-04-2021 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-04-2022

Uganda

• Ratification: 23-06-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-06-1968

Ukraine

• Ratification: 19-06-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-06-1969

United Kingdom

• Ratification: 27-06-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-06-1967
• Guernsey
  Entry into force: 02-05-1967Man, Isle of
  Entry into force: 02-05-1967

Uruguay

• Ratification: 02-06-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1978

Uzbekistan

• Ratification: 13-07-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-09-1991

Venezuela

• Ratification: 10-08-1982 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-08-1983

Vietnam

• Ratification: 11-06-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-06-2013

Yemen

• Ratification: 30-01-1989 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-01-1990

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

• Ratification: 23-08-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-08-1972

Zambia

• Ratification: 23-10-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-10-1980