ILO Conventions
The following principles are legally binding for all member states to the ILO, even if they have not ratified the respective conventions: Right to association, prohibition of forced or compulsory labour, freedom of association, right to organize and bargain collectively, equal remuneration rights for men and women, abolition of forced labour, prohibition of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation, minimum age for admission to employment, and the prohibition and immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labour. They are documented in the eight fundamental conventions of the ILO:
Eight Fundamental Conventions
- Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, 1930 - Convention 29
- Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize, 1948 - Convention 87
- Convention concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organise and to Bargain Collectively, 1949 - Convention 98
- Convention concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value, 1951 - Convention 100
- Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 - Convention 105
- Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, 1958 - Convention 111
- Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, 1973 - Convention 138
- Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 - Convention 182
Update: 19.08.2011
