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Conventions Ratified by Countries under ILO Regional Office for the Arab States

Con.# Title & Year Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen Oman
1 Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919          
2 Unemployment Convention, 1919                    
3 Maternity Protection Convention, 1919                      
4 Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919                      
5 Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919                      
6 Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1919                      
7 Minimum Age (Sea) Convention, 1920                      
8 Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920                  
9 Placing of Seamen Convention, 1920                    
10 Minimum Age (Agriculture) Convention, 1921                      
11 Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921                  
12 Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, 1921                      
13 White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921                    
14 Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921          
15 Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) Convention, 1921   *             *  
16 Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921                  
17 Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925                
18 Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention, 1925                  
19 Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925              
20 Night Work (Bakeries) Convention, 1925                      
21 Inspection of Emigrants Convention, 1926                      
22 Seamen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926                    
23 Repatriation of Seamen Convention, 1926                    
24 Sickness Insurance (Industry) Convention, 1927                      
25 Sickness Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1927                      
26 Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928                
27 Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929                    
28 Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention, 1929                      
29 Forced Labour Convention, 1930
30 Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930            

Con.# Title & Year Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen Oman
31 Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention, 1931
Convention not in force		                      
32 Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932                      
33 Minimum Age (Non-Industrial Employment) Convention, 1932                      
34 Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention, 1933                      
35 Old-Age Insurance (Industry etc.) Convention, 1933                      
36 Old-Age Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1933                      
37 Invalidity Insurance (Industry etc.) Convention, 1933                      
38 Invalidity Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1933                      
39 Survivors' Insurance (Industry etc.) Convention, 1933                      
40 Survivors' Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1933                      
41 Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1934   *                  
42 Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934                    
43 Sheet-Glass Works Convention, 1934                      
44 Unemployment Provision Convention, 1934                      
45 Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935                
46 Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention (Revised), 1935
Convention not in force		                      
47 Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935                      
48 Maintenance of Migrants' Pension Rights Convention, 1935                      
49 Reduction of Hours of Work (Glass-Bottle Works) Convention, 1935                      
50 Recruiting of Indigenous Workers Convention, 1936                      
51 Reduction of Hours of Work (Public Works) Convention, 1936
Convention not in force		                      
52 Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936   *            
53 Officers' Competency Certificates Convention, 1936                    
54 Holidays with Pay (Sea) Convention, 1936                      
55 Ship Owners' Liability (Sick and Injured Seamen) Convention, 1936                      
56 Sickness Insurance (Sea)Convention, 1936                      
57 Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention, 1936                      
58 Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936   *              
59 Minimum Age (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1937   *              
60 Minimum Age (Non-Industrial Employment) Convention (Revised), 1937                      

Con.# Title & Year Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen Oman
61 Reduction of Hours of Work (Textiles) Convention, 1937
Convention not in force		                      
62 Safety Provisions (Building) Convention, 1937                      
63 Convention Concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938                    
64 Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939                    
65 Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939                    
66 Migration for Employment Convention, 1939
Convention not in force		                      
67 Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport) Convention, 1939                      
68 Food and Catering (Ships' Crews) Convention, 1946                      
69 Certification of Ships' Cooks Convention, 1946                      
70 Social Security (Seafarers) Convention, 1946                      
71 Seafarers' Pensions Convention, 1946                    
72 Paid Vacations (Seafarers) Convention, 1946                      
73 Medical Examination (Seafarers) Convention, 1946                    
74 Certification of Able Seamen Convention, 1946                    
75 Accommodation of Crews Convention, 1946                      
76 Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention, 1946                      
77 Medical Examination of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1946                  
78 Medical Examination of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations) Convention, 1946                  
79 Night Work of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations) Convention, 1946                      
80 Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946                  
81 Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 [and Protocol, 1995]  
82 Social Policy (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947                      
83 Labour Standards (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947                      
84 Right of Association (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947                      
85 Labour Inspectorates (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947                      
86 Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1947                    
87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948                
88 Employment Service Convention, 1948                
89 Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 [and Protocol, 1990]        
90 Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1948                  

Con.# Title & Year Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen Oman
91 Paid Vacations (Seafarers) Convention (Revised), 1949                      
92 Accommodation of Crews Convention (Revised), 1949                    
93 Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1949
Convention not in force		                      
94 Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949                
95 Protection of Wages Convention, 1949              
96 Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949                    
97 Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949                      
98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949            
99 Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951                    
100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951        
101 Holidays with Pay (Agriculture) Convention, 1952                    
102 Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952                      
103 Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952                      
104 Abolition of Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1955                  
105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957    
106 Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957          
107 Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957                  
108 Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 [and Protocol, 1982]                    
109 Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1958
Convention not in force		                  
110 Plantations Convention, 1958                      
111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958  
112 Minimum Age (Fishermen) Convention, 1959                      
113 Medical Examination (Fishermen) Convention, 1959                      
114 Fishermen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1959                      
115 Radiation Protection Convention, 1960                
116 Final Articles Revision Convention, 1961              
117 Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention, 1962                
118 Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962                
119 Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963              
120 Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964              

Con.# Title & Year Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen Oman
121 Employment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964                      
122 Employment Policy Convention, 1964              
123 Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965     *            
124 Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground Work) Convention, 1965                  
125 Fishermen's Competency Certificates Convention, 1966                    
126 Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen) Convention, 1966                      
127 Maximum Weight Convention, 1967                    
128 Invalidity, Old-Age and Survivors' Benefits Convention, 1967                      
129 Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969                    
130 Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969                      
131 Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970              
132 Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970                  
133 Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970                    
134 Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention, 1970                      
135 Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971              
136 Benzene Convention, 1971              
137 Dock Work Convention, 1973                    
138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973          
139 Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974                
140 Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974                    
141 Rural Workers' Organizations Convention, 1975                      
142 Human Resources Development Convention, 1975                
143 Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975                      
144 Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976              
145 Continuity of Employment (Seafarers) Convention, 1976                    
146 Seafarers' Annual Leave with Pay Convention, 1976                    
147 Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 [and Protocol, 1996]                  
148 Working Environment (Air Pollution Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977                    
149 Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977                    
150 Labour Administration Convention, 1978                    

Con.# Title & Year Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen Oman
151 Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978                      
152 Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979