Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise.

Party

Guinea-Bissau added

• Ratification: 09-06-2023 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 04-07-1950

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 07-03-1951

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: 03-06-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1958

Algeria

• Ratification: 19-10-1962 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-07-1962

Angola

• Ratification: 13-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2002

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 02-02-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-02-1984

Argentina

• Ratification: 18-01-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-01-1961

Armenia

• Ratification: 02-01-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-01-2007

Australia

• Ratification: 28-02-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-02-1974
• Norfolk Island
  Entry into force: 15-06-1973

Austria

• Ratification: 18-10-1950 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-10-1951

Azerbaijan

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

Bahamas

• Ratification: 14-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-06-2002

Bangladesh

• Ratification: 22-06-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1973

Barbados

• Ratification: 08-05-1967 (Su)
• Entry into force: 30-11-1966

Belarus

• Ratification: 06-11-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-11-1957

Belgium

• Ratification: 23-10-1951 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-10-1952

Belize

• Ratification: 15-12-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-12-1984

Benin

• Ratification: 12-12-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-08-1960

Bolivia

• Ratification: 04-01-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-01-1966

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ratification: 02-06-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1994

Botswana

• Ratification: 22-12-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-12-1998

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 08-06-1959 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-06-1960

Burkina Faso

• Ratification: 21-11-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 05-08-1960

Burundi

• Ratification: 25-06-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1994

Cabo Verde

• Ratification: 01-02-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-02-2000

Cambodia

• Ratification: 23-08-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-08-2000

Cameroon

• Ratification: 07-06-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1960

Canada

• Ratification: 23-03-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-03-1973

Central African Republic

• Ratification: 27-10-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 13-08-1960

Chad

• Ratification: 10-11-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 11-08-1960

Chile

• Ratification: 01-02-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-02-2000

Colombia

• Ratification: 16-11-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-11-1977

Comoros

• Ratification: 23-10-1978 (Su)
• Entry into force: 06-07-1975

Costa Rica

• Ratification: 02-06-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1961

Côte d'Ivoire

• Ratification: 21-11-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 07-08-1960

Croatia

• Ratification: 08-10-1991 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-10-1992

Cuba

• Ratification: 25-06-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1953

Cyprus

• Ratification: 24-05-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-05-1967

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 01-01-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1994

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 20-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-06-2002

Denmark

• Ratification: 13-06-1951 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-1952
• Faroes
  Entry into force: 28-09-1960Greenland
  Entry into force: 31-05-1954

Djibouti

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

Dominica

• Ratification: 28-02-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-02-1984

Dominican Republic

• Ratification: 05-12-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-12-1957

Ecuador

• Ratification: 29-05-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-05-1968

Egypt

• Ratification: 06-11-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-11-1958

El Salvador

• Ratification: 06-09-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-09-2007

Equatorial Guinea

• Ratification: 13-08-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-08-2002

Eritrea

• Ratification: 22-02-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-02-2001

Estonia

• Ratification: 22-03-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-03-1995

Eswatini

• Ratification: 26-04-1978 (Su)
• Entry into force: 06-09-1968

Ethiopia

• Ratification: 04-06-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-06-1964

Fiji

• Ratification: 17-04-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-04-2003

Finland

• Ratification: 20-01-1950 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-01-1951

France

• Ratification: 28-06-1951 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-06-1952
• Bassas da India
  Entry into force: 19-03-1954Djibouti (< 27-06-1977)
  Entry into force: 19-03-1954
  Termination: 27-06-1977French Guiana
  Entry into force: 27-04-1955French Polynesia
  Entry into force: 19-03-1954Guadeloupe
  Entry into force: 27-04-1955Martinique
  Entry into force: 27-04-1955New Caledonia
  Entry into force: 19-03-1954Réunion
  Entry into force: 27-04-1955Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  Entry into force: 19-03-1954

Gabon

• Ratification: 14-10-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-10-1961

Gambia, The

• Ratification: 04-09-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-09-2001

Georgia

• Ratification: 03-08-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-08-2000

Germany

• Ratification: 20-03-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-03-1958

Ghana

• Ratification: 02-06-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1966

Greece

• Ratification: 30-03-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-03-1963

Grenada

• Ratification: 25-10-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-10-1995

Guatemala

• Ratification: 13-02-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-02-1953

Guinea

• Ratification: 21-01-1959 (Su)
• Entry into force: 02-10-1958

Guyana

• Ratification: 25-09-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-09-1968

Haïti

• Ratification: 05-06-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-06-1980

Honduras

• Ratification: 27-06-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-06-1957

Hungary

• Ratification: 06-06-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-1958

Iceland

• Ratification: 19-08-1950 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-08-1951

Indonesia

• Ratification: 09-06-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-1999

Iraq

• Ratification: 01-06-2018 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2019

Ireland

• Ratification: 04-06-1955 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-06-1956

Israel

• Ratification: 28-01-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-01-1958

Italy

• Ratification: 13-05-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1959

Jamaica

• Ratification: 26-12-1962 (Su)
• Entry into force: 06-08-1962

Japan

• Ratification: 14-06-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-06-1966

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 13-12-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-12-2001

Kiribati

• Ratification: 03-02-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-02-2001

Kuwait

• Ratification: 21-09-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-09-1962

Kyrgyzstan

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

Latvia

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

Lesotho

• Ratification: 31-10-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-10-1967

Liberia

• Ratification: 25-05-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-05-1963

Libya

• Ratification: 04-10-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-10-2001

Lithuania

• Ratification: 26-09-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-09-1995

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 03-03-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-03-1959

Madagascar

• Ratification: 01-11-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 26-06-1960

Malawi

• Ratification: 19-11-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-11-2000

Maldives

• Ratification: 04-01-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2014

Mali

• Ratification: 22-09-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 22-09-1960

Malta

• Ratification: 04-01-1965 (Su)
• Entry into force: 21-09-1964

Mauritania

• Ratification: 20-06-1961 (Su)
• Entry into force: 28-11-1960

Mauritius

• Ratification: 01-04-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-04-2006

Mexico

• Ratification: 01-04-1950 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-04-1951

Moldova

• Ratification: 12-08-1996 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-08-1991

Mongolia

• Ratification: 03-06-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1970

Montenegro

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

Mozambique

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

Myanmar

• Ratification: 04-03-1955 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-03-1956

Namibia

• Ratification: 03-01-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-01-1996

Nicaragua

• Ratification: 31-10-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-10-1968

Niger

• Ratification: 27-02-1961 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-08-1960

Nigeria

• Ratification: 17-10-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-10-1960

North Macedonia

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

Norway

• Ratification: 04-07-1949 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-07-1950

Pakistan

• Ratification: 14-02-1951 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-02-1952

Panama

• Ratification: 03-06-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1959

Papua New Guinea

• Ratification: 02-06-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-2001

Paraguay

• Ratification: 28-06-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-06-1963

Peru

• Ratification: 02-03-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-03-1961

Philippines

• Ratification: 29-12-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-12-1954

Poland

• Ratification: 25-02-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-02-1958

Portugal

• Ratification: 14-10-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-10-1978

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 20-04-2021 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-04-2022

Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 10-11-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-11-1961

Romania

• Ratification: 28-05-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-05-1958

Russian Federation

• Ratification: 10-08-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-08-1957

Rwanda

• Ratification: 08-11-1988 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-11-1989

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Ratification: 25-08-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-08-2001

Saint Lucia

• Ratification: 14-05-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-05-1981

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Ratification: 09-11-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-11-2002

Samoa

• Ratification: 30-06-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-06-2009

San Marino

• Ratification: 19-12-1986 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-12-1987

São Tomé e Principe

• Ratification: 17-06-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-06-1993

Senegal

• Ratification: 04-11-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 20-08-1960

Serbia

• Ratification: 24-11-2000 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1992

Seychelles

• Ratification: 06-02-1978 (Su)
• Entry into force: 28-06-1976

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 15-06-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1962

Slovakia

• Ratification: 01-01-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1994

Slovenia

• Ratification: 29-05-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-05-1993

Solomon Islands

• Ratification: 13-04-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-04-2013

Somalia

• Ratification: 20-03-2014 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-03-2015

South Africa

• Ratification: 19-02-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-02-1997

Spain

• Ratification: 20-04-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-04-1978

Sri Lanka

• Ratification: 15-09-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-09-1996

Sudan

• Ratification: 17-03-2021 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-03-2022

Suriname

• Ratification: 15-06-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1977

Sweden

• Ratification: 25-11-1949 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-11-1950

Switzerland

• Ratification: 25-03-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-03-1976

Syria

• Ratification: 30-10-1961 (Su)
• Entry into force: 28-09-1961

Tajikistan

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

Tanzania

• Ratification: 18-04-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-04-2001

Timor-Leste

• Ratification: 16-06-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-06-2010

Togo

• Ratification: 07-06-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1960

Trinidad and Tobago

• Ratification: 24-05-1963 (Su)
• Entry into force: 31-08-1962

Tunisia

• Ratification: 18-06-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-06-1958

Türkiye

• Ratification: 12-07-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-07-1994

Turkmenistan

• Ratification: 15-05-1997 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-10-1991

Uganda

• Ratification: 02-06-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-2006

Ukraine

• Ratification: 14-09-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-09-1957

United Kingdom

• Ratification: 27-06-1949 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-07-1950
• Aden (< 30-11-1967)
  Entry into force: 19-06-1958
  Termination: 30-11-1967Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981)
  Entry into force: 15-01-1963
  Termination: 01-11-1981Bahamas (< 10-07-1973)
  Entry into force: 03-04-1963
  Termination: 10-07-1973Belize (< 21-09-1981)
  Entry into force: 29-12-1958
  Termination: 21-09-1981Bermuda
  Entry into force: 10-01-1962Botswana (< 30-09-1966)
  Entry into force: 17-03-1959
  Termination: 30-09-1966British North Borneo (< 16-09-1963)
  Entry into force: 29-12-1958
  Termination: 16-09-1963British Virgin Islands
  Entry into force: 12-06-1964Dominica (< 03-11-1978)
  Entry into force: 29-12-1958
  Termination: 03-11-1978Falkland Islands
  Entry into force: 05-07-1962Fiji (< 10-10-1970)
  Entry into force: 26-05-1966
  Termination: 10-10-1970Gambia, The (< 18-02-1965)
  Entry into force: 24-01-1962
  Termination: 18-02-1965Gibraltar
  Entry into force: 19-06-1958Grenada (< 07-02-1974)
  Entry into force: 29-12-1958
  Termination: 07-02-1974Guernsey
  Entry into force: 04-07-1950Guiana (< 26-05-1966)
  Entry into force: 19-06-1958
  Termination: 26-05-1966Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
  Entry into force: 15-10-1963
  Termination: 01-07-1997Jamaica (< 06-08-1962)
  Entry into force: 29-12-1958
  Termination: 06-08-1962Jersey
  Entry into force: 04-07-1950Kiribati (< 12-07-1979)
  Entry into force: 15-08-1967
  Termination: 12-07-1979Lesotho (< 04-10-1966)
  Entry into force: 17-03-1959
  Termination: 04-10-1966Malawi (< 01-01-1964)
  Entry into force: 23-02-1959
  Termination: 01-01-1964Malta (< 21-09-1964)
  Entry into force: 19-06-1958
  Termination: 21-09-1964Man, Isle of
  Entry into force: 04-07-1950Mauritius (< 12-03-1968)
  Entry into force: 29-12-1958
  Termination: 12-03-1968Montserrat
  Entry into force: 26-11-1962Nigeria (< 01-10-1960)
  Entry into force: 19-06-1958
  Termination: 01-10-1960Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983)
  Entry into force: 04-02-1963
  Termination: 19-11-1983Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979)
  Entry into force: 29-12-1958
  Termination: 22-02-1979Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979)
  Entry into force: 29-12-1958
  Termination: 27-10-1979Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  Entry into force: 26-05-1966Sarawak (< 16-09-1963)
  Entry into force: 29-12-1958
  Termination: 16-09-1963Seychelles (< 29-06-1976)
  Entry into force: 07-07-1964
  Termination: 29-06-1976Sierra Leone (< 27-04-1961)
  Entry into force: 19-06-1958
  Termination: 27-04-1961Swaziland (< 06-09-1968)
  Entry into force: 17-03-1959
  Termination: 06-09-1968Trinidad and Tobago (< 31-08-1962)
  Entry into force: 19-06-1958
  Termination: 31-08-1962Tuvalu (< 01-10-1978)
  Entry into force: 15-08-1967
  Termination: 01-10-1978Uganda (< 09-10-1962)
  Entry into force: 17-03-1959
  Termination: 09-10-1962Zanzibar (< 26-04-1964)
  Entry into force: 08-03-1960
  Termination: 26-04-1964

Uruguay

• Ratification: 18-03-1954 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-03-1955

Uzbekistan

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

Vanuatu

• Ratification: 28-08-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-08-2007

Venezuela

• Ratification: 20-09-1982 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-09-1983

Yemen

• Ratification: 29-07-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-07-1977

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

• Ratification: 23-07-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-07-1959

Zambia

• Ratification: 02-09-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-09-1997

Zimbabwe

• Ratification: 09-04-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-04-2004

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 07-03-1950 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-03-1951
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  25-06-1951
  The Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts, on behalf of Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles and Netherlands New Guinea, the obligations of the Convention (no. 87) concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise; they will be applied there without modification.