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Ratifications for South Africa

28 Conventions

  1. Fundamental Conventions: 8 of 8
  2. Governance Conventions (Priority): 2 of 4
  3. Technical Conventions: 18 of 178
  4. Out of 28 Conventions ratified by South Africa, of which 24 are in force, No Convention has been denounced; 2 instruments abrogated; 1 has been ratified in the past 12 months.

See also

  1. Conventions not ratified

Fundamental

ConventionDateStatusNote
C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) 05 Mar 1997 In Force
C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) 19 Feb 1996 In Force
C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) 19 Feb 1996 In Force
C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) 30 Mar 2000 In Force
C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) 05 Mar 1997 In Force
C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) 05 Mar 1997 In Force
C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)Minimum age specified: 15 years 30 Mar 2000 In Force
C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) 07 Jun 2000 In Force

Governance (Priority)

ConventionDateStatusNote
C081 - Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) 20 Jun 2013 In Force
C144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) 18 Feb 2003 In Force

Technical

ConventionDateStatusNote
C002 - Unemployment Convention, 1919 (No. 2) 20 Feb 1924 In Force
C004 - Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919 (No. 4) 01 Nov 1921 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the ILC at its 106th Session (2017)
C019 - Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925 (No. 19) 30 Mar 1926 In Force
C026 - Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) 28 Dec 1932 In Force
C027 - Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. 27) 21 Feb 1933 Not in force
C041 - Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No. 41) 28 May 1935 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 106th Session (2017)
C042 - Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No. 42) 26 Feb 1952 In Force
C045 - Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) 25 Jun 1936 In Force
C063 - Convention concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938 (No. 63)Excluding Parts II and IV 08 Aug 1939 In Force
C080 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946 (No. 80) 19 Jun 1947 In Force
C089 - Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 89) 02 Mar 1950 In Force
C116 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1961 (No. 116) 09 Aug 1963 In Force
C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) 18 Feb 2003 In Force
C176 - Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176) 09 Jun 2000 In Force
MLC, 2006 - Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)In accordance with Standard A4.5 (2) and (10), the Government has specified the following branches of social security: sickness benefit; unemployment benefit; employment injury benefit and maternity benefit. 20 Jun 2013 In Force
Amendments of 2014 to the MLC, 2006 18-Jan-2017 In Force
Amendments of 2016 to the MLC, 2006 08-Jan-2019 In Force
Amendments of 2018 to the MLC, 2006 26-Dec-2020 In Force
C188 - Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) 20 Jun 2013 In Force
C189 - Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) 20 Jun 2013 In Force
C190 - Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) 29 Nov 2021 Not in force The Convention will enter into force for South Africa on 29 Nov 2022.
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