Standards and rights at work

Many international Conventions and Recommendations and other instruments of general application are relevant to the sector. They include those on freedom of association, the right to organize and bargain collectively, employment conditions, discrimination (employment and occupation), and safety and health, the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. In addition, the ILO has adopted a number of standards specifically targeting commerce: the Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930 (No.30); the Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention (No. 106) and the related Recommendation (No. 103), 1957; and the Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention (No. 120) and associated Recommendation (No. 120), 1964.

Links to international labour standards information

ILO Conventions (ILOLEX database)

• C30 Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930. Ratifications.
• C87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948. Ratifications.
• C98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949. Ratifications.
• C106 Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957. Ratifications.
• C120 Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964. Ratifications.
• C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973. Ratifications.
• C155 Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981. Ratifications.
• C158 Termination of Employment Convention, 1982. Ratifications.
• C161 Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985. Ratifications.
• C171 Night Work Convention, 1990. Ratifications.
• C175 Part-Time Work Convention, 1994. Ratifications.