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World Labour Report 1997-98
Industrial relations, democracy and social stability

Table 5. Ratification of ILO Conventions on freedom of association and industrial relations (as of 1 June 1997)

  Freedom of Association
  Right to Organize
(No. 87)
Collective Bargaining
(No. 98)
Collective Bargaining
(No. 154)
Workers' Representatives
(No. 135)
Rural Workers
(No. 141)
Public Service
(No. 151)
             
Africa            
Algeria X X . . . .
Angola . X . . . .
Benin X X . . . .
Burkina Faso X X . X . .
Burundi X . . . . .
Cameroon X X . X . .
Cape Verde . X . . . .
Central African Rep. X X . . . .
Chad X X . . . .
Comoros X X . . . .
Congo X . . . . .
Congo, Dem. Rep. of . X . . . .
Côte d'Ivoire X X . X . .
Djibouti X X . . . .
Egypt X X . X . .
Ethiopia X X . . . .
Gabon X X X X . .
Ghana X X . . . X
Guinea X X . X . X
Guinea-Bissau . X . . . .
Kenya . X . X X .
Lesotho X X . . . .
Liberia X X . . . .
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya . X . . . .
Madagascar X . . . . .
Malawi . X . . . .
Mali X X . X X X
Mauritania X . . . . .
Mauritius . X . . . .
Morocco . X . . . .
Mozambique X X . . . .
Namibia X X . . . .
Niger X X X X . .
Nigeria X X . . . .
Rwanda X X . X . .
Sao Tome and Principe X X . . . .
Senegal X X . X . .
Seychelles X . . . . .
Sierra Leone X X . . . .
South Africa X X . . . .
Sudan . X . . . .
Swaziland X X . . . .
Tanzania, United Rep. of . X . X . .
Togo X X . . . .
Tunisia X X . . . .
Uganda . X X . . .
Zambia X X X X X X
             
Americas            
Antigua and Barbuda X X . . . .
Argentina X X X . . X
Bahamas . X . . . .
Barbados X X . X . .
Belize X X . . . .
Bolivia X X . . . .
Brazil . X X X X .
Canada X . . . . .
Colombia X X . . . .
Costa Rica X X . X X .
Cuba X X . X X X
Dominica X X . . . .
Dominican Rep. X X . . . .
Ecuador X X . . X .
El Salvador . . . . X .
Grenada X X . . . .
Guatemala X X X . X .
Guyana X X . X X X
Haiti X X . . . .
Honduras X X . . . .
Jamaica X X . . . .
Mexico X . . X X .
Nicaragua X X . X X .
Panama X X . . . .
Paraguay X X . . . .
Peru X X . . . X
Saint Lucia X X . . . .
Suriname X X X X . X
Trinidad and Tobago X X . . . .
Uruguay X X X . X X
Venezuela X X . . X .
             
Asia            
Afghanistan . . . . X .
Australia X X . X . .
Bangladesh X X . . . .
Fiji . X . . . .
India . . . . X .
Indonesia . X . . . .
Iraq . X . X . .
Japan X X . . . .
Jordan . X . X . .
Kuwait X . . . . .
Lebanon . X . . . .
Malaysia . X . . . .
Mongolia X X . X . .
Myanmar X . . . . .
Nepal . X . . . .
Pakistan X X . . . .
Papua New Guinea . X . . . .
Philippines X X . . X .
Singapore . X . . . .
Sri Lanka X X . X . .
Syrian Arab Rep. X X . X . .
Yemen X X . X . .
             
Europe            
Albania X X . . . .
Armenia . . . X . X
Austria X X . X X .
Azerbaijan X X X X . X
Belarus X X . . . .
Belgium X X X . . X
Bosnia and Herzegovina X X . X . .
Bulgaria X X . . . .
Croatia X X . X . .
Cyprus X X X X X X
Czech Rep. X X . . . .
Denmark X X . X X X
Estonia X X . X . .
Finland X X X X X X
France X X . X X .
Georgia . X . . . .
Germany X X . X X .
Greece X X X X X X
Hungary X X X X X X
Iceland X X . . . .
Ireland X X . . . .
Israel X X . . X .
Italy X X . X X X
Kyrgyzstan X X . . . .
Latvia X X X X . X
Lithuania X X X X . .
Luxembourg X X . X . .
Macedonia, FYR of X X . . . .
Malta X X . X X .
Moldova, Rep. of X X X X . .
Netherlands X X X X X X
Norway X X X X X X
Poland X X . X X X
Portugal X X . X . X
Romania X X X X . .
Russian Fed. X X . . . .
San Marino X X X . . X
Slovakia X X . . . .
Slovenia X X . X . .
Spain X X X X X X
Sweden X X X X X X
Switzerland X . X . X X
Tajikistan X X . . . .
Turkey X X . X . X
Ukraine X X X . . .
United Kingdom X X . X X X
Yugoslavia X X . X . .
Includes only ILO member States which have ratified the Convention in question.


Updated by MB. Approved by PD. Last Updated 1 Nov 2002.