Relevant International Instruments Ratified or Acceded to by Costa Rica

ILO Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) Law No. 2515 (Ratified on February 17th, 1960 ).

ILO Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) Law No. 2562 (Ratified on May 11th, 1960)

ILO Night Work (Women) (Revised) Convention, 1948; and Protocol, 1990 (No.89) Law 2561 (Ratified on May 11th, 1960 ).

ILO Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) (Ratified on May 5th, 1960).

ILO Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) Law 2561 (Ratified on May 11th, 1960)

ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) Law 4736 (Ratified on March 29th, 1971).

ILO Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) Law 2848 (Ratified on October 26th, 1961)

ILO Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention, 1962 (No. 117) Law 3636 (Ratified on December 16th, 1965).

ILO Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) Law 3640 (Ratified on January 6th, 1966 )

ILO Maximum Weight Convention, 1967 (No. 127) Law 4736 (Ratified on March 29th, 1971).

ILO Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) Law 5851 (Ratified on December 9th, 1975)

ILO Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141) Law 7045 (Ratified on September 29th, 1986).

ILO Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159) (ratified on July 23rd 1991)

UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979 Law 3844 (Ratified on September 3rd, 1981)

UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 (ratified on January 3rd 1976)

UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 (ratified on March 23rd, 1976)

UN Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 1953 (ratified on July 7th 1954)

 

Updated by IC. Approved by GT. Last update: 17 November 2003.