International Labour Standards: Four countries ratify ILO Conventions

Press release | Geneva,Switzerland | 31 March 2012

Geneva, 31 March 2012 (ACTRAV INFO)- Bahrain, Bulgaria, Togo and Turkmenistan have ratified a series of ILO Conventions in March 2012 as follows:

Bahrain: C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)

Bulgaria: C161 - Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161)

Togo:

Turkmenistan: C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)

The ILO has 183 member states. As of today, 395 ILO instruments (Conventions and Recommendations) were adopted by member States since its creation in 1919.