Convention concerning minimum age for admission to employment

Party

Saint Lucia added

• Ratification: 05-06-2025 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-06-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

United Kingdom modified

• Gibraltar
  Entry into force: 24-04-2024

• added reservation
  Date unknown
  Minimum age specified: 15 years (Gibraltar).

Party

Australia modified

• Ratification: 13-06-2023 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  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.

General information

• Entry into force: 19-06-1976

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 14-09-1977

Aruba

• Entry into force: 18-02-1986

Party

Afghanistan

• Ratification: 07-04-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-04-2011
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-04-2010
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Albania

• Ratification: 16-02-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-02-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  16-02-1998
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Algeria

• Ratification: 30-04-1984 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-04-1985
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  30-04-1984
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Angola

• Ratification: 13-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-06-2001
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 17-03-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-03-1984
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  17-03-1983
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Argentina

• Ratification: 11-11-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-11-1997
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-11-1996
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Armenia

• Ratification: 27-01-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-01-2007
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  27-01-2006
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Austria

• Ratification: 18-09-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-09-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  18-09-2000
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 19-05-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 30-08-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-05-1992
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Bahamas

• Ratification: 31-10-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-10-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  31-10-2001
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Bahrain

• Ratification: 07-03-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-03-2013
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-03-2012
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Bangladesh

• Ratification: 22-03-2022 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-03-2023
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  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

• Ratification: 04-01-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  04-01-2000
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Belarus

• Ratification: 03-05-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-05-1980
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-05-1979
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Belgium

• Ratification: 19-04-1988 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-1989
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-04-1988
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Belize

• Ratification: 06-03-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-03-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-03-2000
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Benin

• Ratification: 11-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-06-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-06-2001
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Bolivia

• Ratification: 11-06-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-06-1998
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-06-1997
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ratification: 02-06-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 06-03-1992
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-06-1993
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Botswana

• Ratification: 05-06-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-06-1998
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  05-06-1997
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Brazil

• Ratification: 28-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-06-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  28-06-2001
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Brunei

• Ratification: 17-06-2011 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-06-2012
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  17-06-2011
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 23-04-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-04-1981
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-04-1980
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Burkina Faso

• Ratification: 11-02-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-02-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-02-1999
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Burundi

• Ratification: 19-07-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-07-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-07-2000
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Cabo Verde

• Ratification: 07-02-2011 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-02-2012
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-02-2011
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Cambodia

• Ratification: 23-08-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-08-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-08-1999
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Cameroon

• Ratification: 13-08-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-08-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-08-2001
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Central African Republic

• Ratification: 28-06-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-06-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  28-06-2000
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Chad

• Ratification: 21-03-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-03-2006
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  21-03-2005
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Chile

• Ratification: 01-02-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-02-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  01-02-1999
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

China

• Ratification: 28-04-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-04-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  28-04-1999
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Colombia

• Ratification: 02-02-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-02-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-02-2001
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Comoros

• Ratification: 17-03-2004 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-03-2005
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  17-03-2004
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Costa Rica

• Ratification: 11-06-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-06-1977
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-06-1976
  Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Côte d'Ivoire

• Ratification: 07-02-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-02-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-02-2003
  Mimimum age specified: 14 years.

Croatia

• Ratification: 08-10-1991 (Su)
• Entry into force: 08-10-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  08-10-1991
  Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Cuba

• Ratification: 07-03-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-06-1976
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-03-1975
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Cyprus

• Ratification: 02-10-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-10-1998
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-10-1997
  Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 26-04-2007 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-04-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  26-04-2007
  Minimum age specified: 15 years

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 20-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-06-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  20-06-2001
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Denmark

• Ratification: 13-11-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-11-1998
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-11-1997
  Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Djibouti

• Ratification: 14-06-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-06-2006
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-06-2005
  Mimimum age specified: 16 years.

Dominica

• Ratification: 27-09-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-09-1984
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  27-09-1983
  Mimimum age specified: 15 years.

Dominican Republic

• Ratification: 15-06-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  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

• Ratification: 19-09-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-09-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-09-2000
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Egypt

• Ratification: 09-06-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  09-06-1999
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

El Salvador

• Ratification: 23-01-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-01-1997
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-01-1996
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Equatorial Guinea

• Ratification: 12-06-1985 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-06-1986
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  12-06-1985
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Eritrea

• Ratification: 22-02-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-02-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  22-02-2000
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Estonia

• Ratification: 15-03-2007 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-03-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-03-2007
  Minimum age specified: 15 years

Eswatini

• Ratification: 23-10-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-10-2003
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-10-2002
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Ethiopia

• Ratification: 27-05-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-05-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  27-05-1999
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Fiji

• Ratification: 03-01-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-01-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-01-2003
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Finland

• Ratification: 13-01-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-01-1977
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-01-1976
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

France

• Ratification: 13-07-1990 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-07-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-07-1990
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Gabon

• Ratification: 25-10-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-10-2011
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  25-10-2010
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Gambia, The

• Ratification: 04-09-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-09-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  04-09-2000
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Georgia

• Ratification: 23-09-1996 (Su)
• Entry into force: 09-04-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-09-1996
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Germany

• Ratification: 08-04-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-04-1977
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  08-04-1976
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Ghana

• Ratification: 06-06-2011 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-2012
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-06-2011
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Greece

• Ratification: 14-03-1986 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-03-1987
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-03-1986
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Grenada

• Ratification: 14-05-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-05-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-05-2003
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Guatemala

• Ratification: 27-04-1990 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  27-04-1990
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Guinea

• Ratification: 06-06-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-06-2003
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Guinea-Bissau

• Ratification: 05-03-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-03-2010
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  05-03-2009
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Guyana

• Ratification: 15-04-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-04-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-04-1998
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Haïti

• Ratification: 03-06-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-2010
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-06-2009
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Honduras

• Ratification: 09-06-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-1981
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  09-06-1980
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Hungary

• Ratification: 28-05-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-05-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  28-05-1998
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Iceland

• Ratification: 06-12-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-12-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-12-1999
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

India

• Ratification: 13-06-2017 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2018
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-06-2017
  Minimum age specified: 14 years

Indonesia

• Ratification: 07-06-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-06-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-06-1999
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Iraq

• Ratification: 13-02-1985 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-02-1986
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-02-1985
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Ireland

• Ratification: 22-06-1978 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1979
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  22-06-1978
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Israel

• Ratification: 21-06-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-06-1980
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  21-06-1979
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Italy

• Ratification: 28-07-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-07-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  28-07-1981
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Jamaica

• Ratification: 13-10-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-10-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-10-2003
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Japan

• Ratification: 05-06-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-06-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  05-06-2000
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Jordan

• Ratification: 23-03-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-03-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-03-1998
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 18-05-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-05-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  18-05-2001
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Kenya

• Ratification: 09-04-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-04-1980
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  09-04-1979
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Kiribati

• Ratification: 17-06-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-06-2010
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  17-06-2009
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Kuwait

• Ratification: 15-11-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-11-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-11-1999
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Kyrgyzstan

• Ratification: 31-03-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 31-08-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  31-03-1992
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Laos

• Ratification: 13-06-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2006
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-06-2005
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Latvia

• Ratification: 02-06-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-2007
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-06-2006
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Lebanon

• Ratification: 10-06-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-06-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  10-06-2003
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Lesotho

• Ratification: 14-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-06-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-06-2001
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Liberia

• Ratification: 13-06-2022 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2023
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  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

• Ratification: 19-06-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-06-1976
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-06-1975
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Lithuania

• Ratification: 22-06-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  22-06-1998
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 24-03-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-03-1978
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  24-03-1977
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Madagascar

• Ratification: 31-05-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-05-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  31-05-2000
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Malawi

• Ratification: 19-11-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-11-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-11-1999
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Malaysia

• Ratification: 09-09-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-09-1998
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  09-09-1997
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Maldives

• Ratification: 04-01-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2014
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  04-01-2013
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Mali

• Ratification: 11-03-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-03-2003
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-03-2002
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Malta

• Ratification: 09-06-1988 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-1989
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  09-06-1988
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Mauritania

• Ratification: 03-12-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-12-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-12-2001
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Mauritius

• Ratification: 30-07-1990 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-07-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  30-07-1990
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Mexico

• Ratification: 10-06-2015 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-06-2016
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  10-06-2015
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Moldova

• Ratification: 21-09-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-09-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  21-09-1999
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Mongolia

• Ratification: 16-12-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-12-2003
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  16-12-2002
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Montenegro

• Ratification: 03-06-2006 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-06-2006
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-06-2006
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Morocco

• Ratification: 06-01-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-01-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-01-2000
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Mozambique

• Ratification: 16-06-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-06-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  16-06-2003
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Myanmar

• Ratification: 08-06-2020 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-06-2021
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  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

• Ratification: 15-11-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-11-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-11-2000
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Nepal

• Ratification: 30-05-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-05-1998
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  30-05-1997
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 14-09-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-09-1977
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-09-1976
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Nicaragua

• Ratification: 02-11-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-11-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-11-1981
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Niger

• Ratification: 04-12-1978 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-12-1979
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  04-12-1978
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Nigeria

• Ratification: 02-10-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-10-2003
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-10-2002
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

North Macedonia

• Ratification: 17-11-1991 (Su)
• Entry into force: 17-11-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  17-11-1991
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Norway

• Ratification: 08-07-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-07-1981
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  08-07-1980
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Oman

• Ratification: 21-07-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-07-2006
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  21-07-2005
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Pakistan

• Ratification: 06-07-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-07-2007
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-07-2006
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Panama

• Ratification: 31-10-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-10-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  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

• Ratification: 02-06-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-06-2000
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Paraguay

• Ratification: 03-03-2004 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-03-2005
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-03-2004
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Peru

• Ratification: 13-11-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-11-2003
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  13-11-2002
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Philippines

• Ratification: 04-06-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-06-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  04-06-1998
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Poland

• Ratification: 22-03-1978 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-03-1979
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  22-03-1978
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Portugal

• Ratification: 20-05-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-05-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  20-05-1998
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Qatar

• Ratification: 03-01-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-01-2007
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-01-2006
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 28-01-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-01-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  28-01-1999
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 26-11-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-11-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  26-11-1999
  Mimimum age specified: 14 years,

Romania

• Ratification: 19-11-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-11-1976
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-11-1975
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Russian Federation

• Ratification: 03-05-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-05-1980
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-05-1979
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Rwanda

• Ratification: 15-04-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-04-1982
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-04-1981
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Ratification: 03-06-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-2006
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-06-2005
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Ratification: 25-07-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-07-2007
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  25-07-2006
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Samoa

• Ratification: 29-10-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-10-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  29-10-2008
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

San Marino

• Ratification: 01-02-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-02-1996
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  01-02-1995
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

São Tomé e Principe

• Ratification: 04-05-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-05-2006
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  04-05-2005
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Saudi Arabia

• Ratification: 02-04-2014 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-04-2015
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-04-2014
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Senegal

• Ratification: 15-12-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-12-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  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

• Ratification: 24-11-2000 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1992
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  24-11-2000
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Seychelles

• Ratification: 07-03-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-03-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-03-2000
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 10-06-2011 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-06-2012
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  10-06-2011
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Singapore

• Ratification: 07-11-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-11-2006
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-11-2005
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Slovakia

• Ratification: 29-09-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-09-1998
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  29-09-1997
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Slovenia

• Ratification: 29-05-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  29-05-1992
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Solomon Islands

• Ratification: 22-04-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-04-2014
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  22-04-2013
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

South Africa

• Ratification: 30-03-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-03-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  30-03-2000
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

South Sudan

• Ratification: 29-04-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-04-2013
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  29-04-2012
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Spain

• Ratification: 16-05-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-05-1978
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  16-05-1977
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Sri Lanka

• Ratification: 11-02-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-02-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-02-2000
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Sudan

• Ratification: 07-03-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-03-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-03-2003
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Suriname

• Ratification: 15-01-2018 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-01-2019
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-01-2018
  Minimum age specified: 16 years

Sweden

• Ratification: 23-04-1990 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-04-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-04-1990
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Switzerland

• Ratification: 17-08-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-08-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  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

• Ratification: 18-09-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-09-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  18-09-2001
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Tajikistan

• Ratification: 26-11-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 09-09-1991
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  26-11-1993
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Tanzania

• Ratification: 16-12-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-12-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  16-12-1998
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Thailand

• Ratification: 11-05-2004 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-05-2005
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  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

• Ratification: 16-03-1984 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-1985
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  16-03-1984
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Trinidad and Tobago

• Ratification: 03-09-2004 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-09-2005
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-09-2004
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Tunisia

• Ratification: 19-10-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-10-1996
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-10-1995
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Türkiye

• Ratification: 30-10-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-10-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  30-10-1998
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Turkmenistan

• Ratification: 27-03-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-03-2013
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  27-03-2012
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Uganda

• Ratification: 25-03-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-03-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  25-03-2003
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Ukraine

• Ratification: 03-05-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-05-1980
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-05-1979
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

United Arab Emirates

• Ratification: 02-10-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-10-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-10-1998
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

United Kingdom

• Ratification: 07-06-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-06-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-06-2000
  Minimum age specified: 16 years.

Uruguay

• Ratification: 02-06-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1978
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-06-1977
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Uzbekistan

• Ratification: 06-03-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-03-2010
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-03-2009
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Vanuatu

• Ratification: 24-06-2019 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-06-2020
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  24-06-2019
  Minimum age specified: 14 years

Venezuela

• Ratification: 15-07-1987 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-07-1988
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-07-1987
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Vietnam

• Ratification: 24-06-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-06-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  24-06-2003
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Yemen

• Ratification: 15-06-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-06-2000
  Minimum age specified: 14 years.

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

• Ratification: 06-12-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-12-1984

Zambia

• Ratification: 09-02-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-02-1977
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  09-02-1976
  Minimum age specified: 15 years.

Zimbabwe

• Ratification: 06-06-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-06-2000
  Mimimum age specified: 14 years.