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Ratifications of C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Date of entry into force: 19 Jun 1976
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166 ratifications
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Date
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Afghanistan
07 Apr 2010
In Force
Albania
16 Feb 1998
In Force
Algeria
30 Apr 1984
In Force
Angola
13 Jun 2001
In Force
Antigua and Barbuda
17 Mar 1983
In Force
Argentina
11 Nov 1996
In Force
Armenia
27 Jan 2006
In Force
Austria
18 Sep 2000
In Force
Azerbaijan
19 May 1992
In Force
Bahamas
31 Oct 2001
In Force
Bahrain
07 Mar 2012
In Force
Barbados
04 Jan 2000
In Force
Belarus
03 May 1979
In Force
Belgium
19 Apr 1988
In Force
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 14 years
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Minimum age specified: 16 years
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Belgium
Ratifications of ILO conventions: Ratifications by Convention
19 Apr 1988
In Force
Belize
06 Mar 2000
In Force
Benin
11 Jun 2001
In Force
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
11 Jun 1997
In Force
Bosnia and Herzegovina
02 Jun 1993
In Force
Botswana
05 Jun 1997
In Force
Brazil
28 Jun 2001
In Force
Brunei Darussalam
17 Jun 2011
In Force
Bulgaria
23 Apr 1980
In Force
Burkina Faso
11 Feb 1999
In Force
Burundi
19 Jul 2000
In Force
Cabo Verde
07 Feb 2011
In Force
Cambodia
23 Aug 1999
In Force
Cameroon
13 Aug 2001
In Force
Central African Republic
28 Jun 2000
In Force
Chad
21 Mar 2005
In Force
Chile
01 Feb 1999
In Force
China
28 Apr 1999
In Force
Colombia
02 Feb 2001
In Force
Comoros
17 Mar 2004
In Force
Congo
26 Nov 1999
In Force
Costa Rica
11 Jun 1976
In Force
Croatia
08 Oct 1991
In Force
Cuba
07 Mar 1975
In Force
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
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07 Mar 1975
In Force
Cyprus
02 Oct 1997
In Force
Czech Republic
26 Apr 2007
In Force
Côte d'Ivoire
07 Feb 2003
In Force
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20 Jun 2001
In Force
Denmark
13 Nov 1997
In Force
Djibouti
14 Jun 2005
In Force
Dominica
27 Sep 1983
In Force
Dominican Republic
15 Jun 1999
In Force
Ecuador
19 Sep 2000
In Force
Egypt
09 Jun 1999
In Force
El Salvador
23 Jan 1996
In Force
Equatorial Guinea
12 Jun 1985
In Force
Eritrea
22 Feb 2000
In Force
Estonia
15 Mar 2007
In Force
Ethiopia
27 May 1999
In Force
Fiji
03 Jan 2003
In Force
Finland
13 Jan 1976
In Force
France
13 Jul 1990
In Force
Gabon
25 Oct 2010
In Force
Gambia
04 Sep 2000
In Force
Georgia
23 Sep 1996
In Force
Germany
08 Apr 1976
In Force
Cuba
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years. The scope of the Convention is
limited to industry or to the economic activities set forth in article
5, paragraph 3. The employment of persons from twelve to fourteen
years of age on light work is authorized as provided in article 7,
paragraph 4.
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Germany
Ratifications of ILO conventions: Ratifications by Convention
08 Apr 1976
In Force
Ghana
06 Jun 2011
In Force
Greece
14 Mar 1986
In Force
Grenada
14 May 2003
In Force
Guatemala
27 Apr 1990
In Force
Guinea
06 Jun 2003
In Force
Guinea - Bissau
05 Mar 2009
In Force
Guyana
15 Apr 1998
In Force
Haiti
03 Jun 2009
In Force
Honduras
09 Jun 1980
In Force
Hungary
28 May 1998
In Force
Iceland
06 Dec 1999
In Force
Indonesia
07 Jun 1999
In Force
Iraq
13 Feb 1985
In Force
Ireland
22 Jun 1978
In Force
Israel
21 Jun 1979
In Force
Italy
28 Jul 1981
In Force
Jamaica
13 Oct 2003
In Force
Japan
05 Jun 2000
In Force
Jordan
23 Mar 1998
In Force
Kazakhstan
18 May 2001
In Force
Kenya
09 Apr 1979
In Force
Kiribati
17 Jun 2009
In Force
Korea, Republic of
28 Jan 1999
In Force
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 14 years
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28 Jan 1999
In Force
Kuwait
15 Nov 1999
In Force
Kyrgyzstan
31 Mar 1992
In Force
Lao People's Democratic Republic
13 Jun 2005
In Force
Latvia
02 Jun 2006
In Force
Lebanon
10 Jun 2003
In Force
Lesotho
14 Jun 2001
In Force
Libya
19 Jun 1975
In Force
Lithuania
22 Jun 1998
In Force
Luxembourg
24 Mar 1977
In Force
Madagascar
31 May 2000
In Force
Malawi
19 Nov 1999
In Force
Malaysia
09 Sep 1997
In Force
Maldives
04 Jan 2013
Not in force
Mali
11 Mar 2002
In Force
Malta
09 Jun 1988
In Force
Mauritania
03 Dec 2001
In Force
Mauritius
30 Jul 1990
In Force
Moldova, Republic of
21 Sep 1999
In Force
Mongolia
16 Dec 2002
In Force
Montenegro
03 Jun 2006
In Force
Morocco
06 Jan 2000
In Force
Mozambique
16 Jun 2003
In Force
Namibia
15 Nov 2000
In Force
Korea, Republic of
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 14 years
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Ratifications of ILO conventions: Ratifications by Convention
Nepal
30 May 1997
In Force
Netherlands
14 Sep 1976
In Force
Nicaragua
02 Nov 1981
In Force
Niger
04 Dec 1978
In Force
Nigeria
02 Oct 2002
In Force
Norway
08 Jul 1980
In Force
Oman
21 Jul 2005
In Force
Pakistan
06 Jul 2006
In Force
Panama
31 Oct 2000
In Force
Papua New Guinea
02 Jun 2000
In Force
Paraguay
03 Mar 2004
In Force
Peru
13 Nov 2002
In Force
Philippines
04 Jun 1998
In Force
Poland
22 Mar 1978
In Force
Portugal
20 May 1998
In Force
Qatar
03 Jan 2006
In Force
Romania
19 Nov 1975
In Force
Russian Federation
03 May 1979
In Force
Rwanda
15 Apr 1981
In Force
Saint Kitts and Nevis
03 Jun 2005
In Force
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
25 Jul 2006
In Force
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years. Minimum age specified for
maritime employment and maritime fishing, and for young persons
that have not completed compulsory schooling: 15 years. Minimum
age specified for underground work in mines: 18 years. The scope
of the Convention is limited to those branches of economic activity
or types of undertakings listed in Article 5 paragraph 3.
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 16 years
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Ratifications of ILO conventions: Ratifications by Convention
Samoa
29 Oct 2008
In Force
San Marino
01 Feb 1995
In Force
Sao Tome and Principe
04 May 2005
In Force
Senegal
15 Dec 1999
In Force
Serbia
24 Nov 2000
In Force
Seychelles
07 Mar 2000
In Force
Sierra Leone
10 Jun 2011
In Force
Singapore
07 Nov 2005
In Force
Slovakia
29 Sep 1997
In Force
Slovenia
29 May 1992
In Force
Solomon Islands
22 Apr 2013
Not in force
South Africa
30 Mar 2000
In Force
South Sudan
29 Apr 2012
In Force
Spain
16 May 1977
In Force
Sri Lanka
11 Feb 2000
In Force
Sudan
07 Mar 2003
In Force
Swaziland
23 Oct 2002
In Force
Sweden
23 Apr 1990
In Force
Switzerland
17 Aug 1999
In Force
Syrian Arab Republic
18 Sep 2001
In Force
Tajikistan
26 Nov 1993
In Force
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years. The Government declared in
conformity with Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Convention that the
provisions of the Convention do not apply to traditional pastoral or
rural work without remuneration carried out in a family setting by
children of less than 15 years of age and which aims at better
integrating them in their social surroundings and the environment.
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 15 years. Pursuant to Article 3, the
minimum age for admission to underground work has been
specified to be 19 full years, and for apprentices 20 full years.
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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26 Nov 1993
In Force
Tanzania, United Republic of
16 Dec 1998
In Force
Thailand
11 May 2004
In Force
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
17 Nov 1991
In Force
Togo
16 Mar 1984
In Force
Trinidad and Tobago
03 Sep 2004
In Force
Tunisia
19 Oct 1995
In Force
Turkey
30 Oct 1998
In Force
Turkmenistan
27 Mar 2012
In Force
Uganda
25 Mar 2003
In Force
Ukraine
03 May 1979
In Force
United Arab Emirates
02 Oct 1998
In Force
United Kingdom
07 Jun 2000
In Force
Uruguay
02 Jun 1977
In Force
Uzbekistan
06 Mar 2009
In Force
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
15 Jul 1987
In Force
Viet Nam
24 Jun 2003
In Force
Yemen
15 Jun 2000
In Force
Zambia
09 Feb 1976
In Force
Zimbabwe
06 Jun 2000
In Force
Tajikistan
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years. Pursuant to Article 5, the
provisions of the Convention shall be applicable to the following
branches of economic activity: mining and quarrying;
manufacturing; construction; electricity; gas and water; sanitary
services; transport; storage service and communication; and
plantations and other agricultural undertakings mainly producing
for commercial purposes, with the exception of family and smallscale holdings producing for local consumption and not regularly
employing hired workers.
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Ratifications of C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
Date of entry into force: 19 Jun 1976
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Number
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Afghanistan
07 Apr 2010
In Force
Albania
16 Feb 1998
In Force
Algeria
30 Apr 1984
In Force
Angola
13 Jun 2001
In Force
Antigua and Barbuda
17 Mar 1983
In Force
Argentina
11 Nov 1996
In Force
Armenia
27 Jan 2006
In Force
Austria
18 Sep 2000
In Force
Azerbaijan
19 May 1992
In Force
Bahamas
31 Oct 2001
In Force
Bahrain
07 Mar 2012
In Force
Barbados
04 Jan 2000
In Force
Belarus
03 May 1979
In Force
Belgium
19 Apr 1988
In Force
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
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Minimum age specified: 16 years
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Minimum age specified: 14 years
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Minimum age specified: 16 years
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Belgium
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19 Apr 1988
In Force
Belize
06 Mar 2000
In Force
Benin
11 Jun 2001
In Force
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
11 Jun 1997
In Force
Bosnia and Herzegovina
02 Jun 1993
In Force
Botswana
05 Jun 1997
In Force
Brazil
28 Jun 2001
In Force
Brunei Darussalam
17 Jun 2011
In Force
Bulgaria
23 Apr 1980
In Force
Burkina Faso
11 Feb 1999
In Force
Burundi
19 Jul 2000
In Force
Cabo Verde
07 Feb 2011
In Force
Cambodia
23 Aug 1999
In Force
Cameroon
13 Aug 2001
In Force
Central African Republic
28 Jun 2000
In Force
Chad
21 Mar 2005
In Force
Chile
01 Feb 1999
In Force
China
28 Apr 1999
In Force
Colombia
02 Feb 2001
In Force
Comoros
17 Mar 2004
In Force
Congo
26 Nov 1999
In Force
Costa Rica
11 Jun 1976
In Force
Croatia
08 Oct 1991
In Force
Cuba
07 Mar 1975
In Force
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
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07 Mar 1975
In Force
Cyprus
02 Oct 1997
In Force
Czech Republic
26 Apr 2007
In Force
Côte d'Ivoire
07 Feb 2003
In Force
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20 Jun 2001
In Force
Denmark
13 Nov 1997
In Force
Djibouti
14 Jun 2005
In Force
Dominica
27 Sep 1983
In Force
Dominican Republic
15 Jun 1999
In Force
Ecuador
19 Sep 2000
In Force
Egypt
09 Jun 1999
In Force
El Salvador
23 Jan 1996
In Force
Equatorial Guinea
12 Jun 1985
In Force
Eritrea
22 Feb 2000
In Force
Estonia
15 Mar 2007
In Force
Ethiopia
27 May 1999
In Force
Fiji
03 Jan 2003
In Force
Finland
13 Jan 1976
In Force
France
13 Jul 1990
In Force
Gabon
25 Oct 2010
In Force
Gambia
04 Sep 2000
In Force
Georgia
23 Sep 1996
In Force
Germany
08 Apr 1976
In Force
Cuba
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 14 years
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Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years. The scope of the Convention is
limited to industry or to the economic activities set forth in article
5, paragraph 3. The employment of persons from twelve to fourteen
years of age on light work is authorized as provided in article 7,
paragraph 4.
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Germany
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08 Apr 1976
In Force
Ghana
06 Jun 2011
In Force
Greece
14 Mar 1986
In Force
Grenada
14 May 2003
In Force
Guatemala
27 Apr 1990
In Force
Guinea
06 Jun 2003
In Force
Guinea - Bissau
05 Mar 2009
In Force
Guyana
15 Apr 1998
In Force
Haiti
03 Jun 2009
In Force
Honduras
09 Jun 1980
In Force
Hungary
28 May 1998
In Force
Iceland
06 Dec 1999
In Force
Indonesia
07 Jun 1999
In Force
Iraq
13 Feb 1985
In Force
Ireland
22 Jun 1978
In Force
Israel
21 Jun 1979
In Force
Italy
28 Jul 1981
In Force
Jamaica
13 Oct 2003
In Force
Japan
05 Jun 2000
In Force
Jordan
23 Mar 1998
In Force
Kazakhstan
18 May 2001
In Force
Kenya
09 Apr 1979
In Force
Kiribati
17 Jun 2009
In Force
Korea, Republic of
28 Jan 1999
In Force
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 14 years
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Minimum age specified: 14 years
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28 Jan 1999
In Force
Kuwait
15 Nov 1999
In Force
Kyrgyzstan
31 Mar 1992
In Force
Lao People's Democratic Republic
13 Jun 2005
In Force
Latvia
02 Jun 2006
In Force
Lebanon
10 Jun 2003
In Force
Lesotho
14 Jun 2001
In Force
Libya
19 Jun 1975
In Force
Lithuania
22 Jun 1998
In Force
Luxembourg
24 Mar 1977
In Force
Madagascar
31 May 2000
In Force
Malawi
19 Nov 1999
In Force
Malaysia
09 Sep 1997
In Force
Maldives
04 Jan 2013
Not in force
Mali
11 Mar 2002
In Force
Malta
09 Jun 1988
In Force
Mauritania
03 Dec 2001
In Force
Mauritius
30 Jul 1990
In Force
Moldova, Republic of
21 Sep 1999
In Force
Mongolia
16 Dec 2002
In Force
Montenegro
03 Jun 2006
In Force
Morocco
06 Jan 2000
In Force
Mozambique
16 Jun 2003
In Force
Namibia
15 Nov 2000
In Force
Korea, Republic of
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Ratifications of ILO conventions: Ratifications by Convention
Nepal
30 May 1997
In Force
Netherlands
14 Sep 1976
In Force
Nicaragua
02 Nov 1981
In Force
Niger
04 Dec 1978
In Force
Nigeria
02 Oct 2002
In Force
Norway
08 Jul 1980
In Force
Oman
21 Jul 2005
In Force
Pakistan
06 Jul 2006
In Force
Panama
31 Oct 2000
In Force
Papua New Guinea
02 Jun 2000
In Force
Paraguay
03 Mar 2004
In Force
Peru
13 Nov 2002
In Force
Philippines
04 Jun 1998
In Force
Poland
22 Mar 1978
In Force
Portugal
20 May 1998
In Force
Qatar
03 Jan 2006
In Force
Romania
19 Nov 1975
In Force
Russian Federation
03 May 1979
In Force
Rwanda
15 Apr 1981
In Force
Saint Kitts and Nevis
03 Jun 2005
In Force
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
25 Jul 2006
In Force
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years. Minimum age specified for
maritime employment and maritime fishing, and for young persons
that have not completed compulsory schooling: 15 years. Minimum
age specified for underground work in mines: 18 years. The scope
of the Convention is limited to those branches of economic activity
or types of undertakings listed in Article 5 paragraph 3.
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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Minimum age specified: 16 years
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Minimum age specified: 14 years
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Samoa
29 Oct 2008
In Force
San Marino
01 Feb 1995
In Force
Sao Tome and Principe
04 May 2005
In Force
Senegal
15 Dec 1999
In Force
Serbia
24 Nov 2000
In Force
Seychelles
07 Mar 2000
In Force
Sierra Leone
10 Jun 2011
In Force
Singapore
07 Nov 2005
In Force
Slovakia
29 Sep 1997
In Force
Slovenia
29 May 1992
In Force
Solomon Islands
22 Apr 2013
Not in force
South Africa
30 Mar 2000
In Force
South Sudan
29 Apr 2012
In Force
Spain
16 May 1977
In Force
Sri Lanka
11 Feb 2000
In Force
Sudan
07 Mar 2003
In Force
Swaziland
23 Oct 2002
In Force
Sweden
23 Apr 1990
In Force
Switzerland
17 Aug 1999
In Force
Syrian Arab Republic
18 Sep 2001
In Force
Tajikistan
26 Nov 1993
In Force
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years. The Government declared in
conformity with Article 5, paragraph 2, of the Convention that the
provisions of the Convention do not apply to traditional pastoral or
rural work without remuneration carried out in a family setting by
children of less than 15 years of age and which aims at better
integrating them in their social surroundings and the environment.
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years. Pursuant to Article 3, the
minimum age for admission to underground work has been
specified to be 19 full years, and for apprentices 20 full years.
Minimum age specified: 15 years
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26 Nov 1993
In Force
Tanzania, United Republic of
16 Dec 1998
In Force
Thailand
11 May 2004
In Force
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
17 Nov 1991
In Force
Togo
16 Mar 1984
In Force
Trinidad and Tobago
03 Sep 2004
In Force
Tunisia
19 Oct 1995
In Force
Turkey
30 Oct 1998
In Force
Turkmenistan
27 Mar 2012
In Force
Uganda
25 Mar 2003
In Force
Ukraine
03 May 1979
In Force
United Arab Emirates
02 Oct 1998
In Force
United Kingdom
07 Jun 2000
In Force
Uruguay
02 Jun 1977
In Force
Uzbekistan
06 Mar 2009
In Force
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
15 Jul 1987
In Force
Viet Nam
24 Jun 2003
In Force
Yemen
15 Jun 2000
In Force
Zambia
09 Feb 1976
In Force
Zimbabwe
06 Jun 2000
In Force
Tajikistan
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years. Pursuant to Article 5, the
provisions of the Convention shall be applicable to the following
branches of economic activity: mining and quarrying;
manufacturing; construction; electricity; gas and water; sanitary
services; transport; storage service and communication; and
plantations and other agricultural undertakings mainly producing
for commercial purposes, with the exception of family and smallscale holdings producing for local consumption and not regularly
employing hired workers.
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 16 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
Minimum age specified: 15 years
Minimum age specified: 14 years
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