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Treaty

Convention concerning Employment Policy

Date modified Regarding
09-12-2025 Party

Party

Côte d'Ivoire added

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

22-07-2025 Party

Party

Angola added

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

09-05-2023 New treaty

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