Treaty

Convention concerning tripartite consultations to promote the implementation of international labour standards

Date modified Regarding
05-06-2026 Party

Party

Saint Lucia added

  • Ratification: 29-04-2026 (R)
  • Entry into force: 29-04-2027
  • Reservations / Declarations: No
  • Objections: No

19-06-2024 Party

Party

Thailand added

  • Ratification: 12-06-2024 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-06-2025
  • Reservations / Declarations: No
  • Objections: No

19-12-2023 Party

Party

Papua New Guinea added

  • Ratification: 27-09-2023 (R)
  • Entry into force: 27-09-2024
  • Reservations / Declarations: No
  • Objections: No

20-10-2022 General information, Kingdom part, Party

General information

  • Entry into force: 16-05-1978

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

  • Entry into force: 27-07-1979

Aruba

  • Entry into force: 06-08-1986

Curaçao

  • Entry into force: 17-10-2014

Sint Maarten

  • Entry into force: 01-10-2013

Party

Afghanistan

  • Ratification: 07-04-2010 (R)
  • Entry into force: 07-04-2011

Albania

  • Ratification: 30-06-1999 (R)
  • Entry into force: 30-06-2000

Algeria

  • Ratification: 12-07-1993 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-07-1994

Angola

  • Ratification: 24-04-2020 (R)
  • Entry into force: 24-04-2021

Antigua and Barbuda

  • Ratification: 16-09-2002 (R)
  • Entry into force: 16-09-2003

Argentina

  • Ratification: 13-04-1987 (R)
  • Entry into force: 13-04-1988

Armenia

  • Ratification: 29-04-2005 (R)
  • Entry into force: 29-04-2006

Australia

  • Ratification: 11-06-1979 (R)
  • Entry into force: 11-06-1980

Austria

  • Ratification: 02-03-1979 (R)
  • Entry into force: 02-03-1980

Azerbaijan

  • Ratification: 12-08-1993 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-08-1994

Bahamas

  • Ratification: 16-08-1979 (R)
  • Entry into force: 16-08-1980

Bangladesh

  • Ratification: 17-04-1979 (R)
  • Entry into force: 17-04-1980

Barbados

  • Ratification: 06-04-1983 (R)
  • Entry into force: 06-04-1984

Belarus

  • Ratification: 15-09-1993 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-09-1994

Belgium

  • Ratification: 29-10-1982 (R)
  • Entry into force: 29-10-1983

Belize

  • Ratification: 06-03-2000 (R)
  • Entry into force: 06-03-2001

Benin

  • Ratification: 11-06-2001 (R)
  • Entry into force: 11-06-2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Ratification: 11-07-2006 (R)
  • Entry into force: 11-07-2007

Botswana

  • Ratification: 05-06-1997 (R)
  • Entry into force: 05-06-1998

Brazil

  • Ratification: 27-09-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 27-09-1995

Bulgaria

  • Ratification: 12-06-1998 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-06-1999

Burkina Faso

  • Ratification: 25-07-2001 (R)
  • Entry into force: 25-07-2002

Burundi

  • Ratification: 10-10-1997 (R)
  • Entry into force: 10-10-1998

Cabo Verde

  • Ratification: 10-01-2020 (R)
  • Entry into force: 10-01-2021

Cameroon

  • Ratification: 01-06-2018 (R)
  • Entry into force: 01-06-2019

Canada

  • Ratification: 13-06-2011 (R)
  • Entry into force: 13-06-2012

Central African Republic

  • Ratification: 05-06-2006 (R)
  • Entry into force: 05-06-2007

Chad

  • Ratification: 07-01-1998 (R)
  • Entry into force: 07-01-1999

Chile

  • Ratification: 29-07-1992 (R)
  • Entry into force: 29-07-1993

China

  • Ratification: 02-11-1990 (R)
  • Entry into force: 02-11-1991
  • Hong Kong SAR
    Entry into force: 01-07-1997

Colombia

  • Ratification: 09-11-1999 (R)
  • Entry into force: 09-11-2000

Comoros

  • Ratification: 06-06-2014 (R)
  • Entry into force: 06-06-2015

Cook Islands

  • Ratification: 15-08-2018 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-08-2019

Costa Rica

  • Ratification: 29-07-1981 (R)
  • Entry into force: 29-07-1982

Côte d'Ivoire

  • Ratification: 05-06-1987 (R)
  • Entry into force: 05-06-1988

Croatia

  • Ratification: 26-02-2020 (R)
  • Entry into force: 26-02-2021

Cyprus

  • Ratification: 28-06-1977 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-06-1978

Czech Republic

  • Ratification: 09-10-2000 (R)
  • Entry into force: 09-10-2001

Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Ratification: 20-06-2001 (R)
  • Entry into force: 20-06-2002

Denmark

  • Ratification: 06-06-1978 (R)
  • Entry into force: 06-06-1979

Djibouti

  • Ratification: 28-02-2005 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-02-2006

Dominica

  • Ratification: 29-04-2002 (R)
  • Entry into force: 29-04-2003

Dominican Republic

  • Ratification: 15-06-1999 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-06-2000

Ecuador

  • Ratification: 23-11-1979 (R)
  • Entry into force: 23-11-1980

Egypt

  • Ratification: 25-03-1982 (R)
  • Entry into force: 25-03-1983

El Salvador

  • Ratification: 15-06-1995 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-06-1996

Estonia

  • Ratification: 22-03-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 22-03-1995

Eswatini

  • Ratification: 05-06-1981 (R)
  • Entry into force: 05-06-1982

Ethiopia

  • Ratification: 06-06-2011 (R)
  • Entry into force: 06-06-2012

Fiji

  • Ratification: 18-05-1998 (R)
  • Entry into force: 18-05-1999

Finland

  • Ratification: 02-10-1978 (R)
  • Entry into force: 02-10-1979

France

  • Ratification: 08-06-1982 (R)
  • Entry into force: 08-06-1983

Gabon

  • Ratification: 06-12-1988 (R)
  • Entry into force: 06-12-1989

Georgia

  • Ratification: 08-05-2018 (R)
  • Entry into force: 08-05-2019

Germany

  • Ratification: 23-07-1979 (R)
  • Entry into force: 23-07-1980

Ghana

  • Ratification: 06-06-2011 (R)
  • Entry into force: 06-06-2012

Greece

  • Ratification: 28-08-1981 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-08-1982

Grenada

  • Ratification: 25-10-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 25-10-1995

Guatemala

  • Ratification: 13-06-1989 (R)
  • Entry into force: 13-06-1990

Guinea

  • Ratification: 16-10-1995 (R)
  • Entry into force: 16-10-1996

Guyana

  • Ratification: 10-01-1983 (R)
  • Entry into force: 10-01-1984

Honduras

  • Ratification: 12-06-2012 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-06-2013

Hungary

  • Ratification: 04-01-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 04-01-1995

Iceland

  • Ratification: 30-06-1981 (R)
  • Entry into force: 30-06-1982

India

  • Ratification: 27-02-1978 (R)
  • Entry into force: 27-02-1979

Indonesia

  • Ratification: 17-10-1990 (R)
  • Entry into force: 17-10-1991

Iraq

  • Ratification: 11-09-1978 (R)
  • Entry into force: 11-09-1979

Ireland

  • Ratification: 22-06-1979 (R)
  • Entry into force: 22-06-1980

Israel

  • Ratification: 21-01-2010 (R)
  • Entry into force: 21-01-2011

Italy

  • Ratification: 18-10-1979 (R)
  • Entry into force: 18-10-1980

Jamaica

  • Ratification: 23-10-1996 (R)
  • Entry into force: 23-10-1997

Japan

  • Ratification: 14-06-2002 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-06-2003

Jordan

  • Ratification: 05-08-2003 (R)
  • Entry into force: 05-08-2004

Kazakhstan

  • Ratification: 13-12-2000 (R)
  • Entry into force: 13-12-2001

Kenya

  • Ratification: 06-06-1990 (R)
  • Entry into force: 06-06-1991

Kiribati

  • Ratification: 26-06-2019 (R)
  • Entry into force: 26-06-2020

Kuwait

  • Ratification: 15-08-2000 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-08-2001

Kyrgyzstan

  • Ratification: 12-01-2007 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-01-2008

Laos

  • Ratification: 29-10-2010 (R)
  • Entry into force: 29-10-2011

Latvia

  • Ratification: 25-07-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 25-07-1995

Lesotho

  • Ratification: 27-01-1998 (R)
  • Entry into force: 27-01-1999

Liberia

  • Ratification: 25-03-2003 (R)
  • Entry into force: 25-03-2004

Lithuania

  • Ratification: 26-09-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 26-09-1995

Luxembourg

  • Ratification: 18-03-2021 (R)
  • Entry into force: 18-03-2022

Madagascar

  • Ratification: 22-04-1997 (R)
  • Entry into force: 22-04-1998

Malawi

  • Ratification: 01-10-1986 (R)
  • Entry into force: 01-10-1987

Malaysia

  • Ratification: 14-06-2002 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-06-2003

Mali

  • Ratification: 23-01-2008 (R)
  • Entry into force: 23-01-2009

Malta

  • Ratification: 14-02-2019 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-02-2020

Mauritania

  • Ratification: 23-09-2019 (R)
  • Entry into force: 23-09-2020

Mauritius

  • Ratification: 14-06-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-06-1995

Mexico

  • Ratification: 28-06-1978 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-06-1979

Moldova

  • Ratification: 12-08-1996 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-08-1997

Mongolia

  • Ratification: 10-08-1998 (R)
  • Entry into force: 10-08-1999

Montenegro

  • Ratification: 03-06-2006 (R)
  • Entry into force: 03-06-2007

Morocco

  • Ratification: 16-05-2013 (R)
  • Entry into force: 16-05-2014

Mozambique

  • Ratification: 23-12-1996 (R)
  • Entry into force: 23-12-1997

Namibia

  • Ratification: 03-01-1995 (R)
  • Entry into force: 03-01-1996

Nepal

  • Ratification: 21-03-1995 (R)
  • Entry into force: 21-03-1996

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

  • Ratification: 27-07-1978 (R)
  • Entry into force: 27-07-1979

New Zealand

  • Ratification: 05-06-1987 (R)
  • Entry into force: 05-06-1988

Nicaragua

  • Ratification: 01-10-1981 (R)
  • Entry into force: 01-10-1982

Niger

  • Ratification: 15-03-2018 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-03-2019

Nigeria

  • Ratification: 03-05-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 03-05-1995

North Macedonia

  • Ratification: 08-12-2005 (R)
  • Entry into force: 08-12-2006

Norway

  • Ratification: 09-08-1977 (R)
  • Entry into force: 09-08-1978

Pakistan

  • Ratification: 25-10-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 25-10-1995

Panama

  • Ratification: 11-06-2015 (R)
  • Entry into force: 11-06-2016

Peru

  • Ratification: 08-11-2004 (R)
  • Entry into force: 08-11-2005

Philippines

  • Ratification: 10-06-1991 (R)
  • Entry into force: 10-06-1992

Poland

  • Ratification: 15-03-1993 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-03-1994

Portugal

  • Ratification: 09-01-1981 (R)
  • Entry into force: 09-01-1982

Republic of Korea, the

  • Ratification: 15-11-1999 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-11-2000

Republic of the Congo

  • Ratification: 26-11-1999 (R)
  • Entry into force: 26-11-2000

Romania

  • Ratification: 09-12-1992 (R)
  • Entry into force: 09-12-1993

Russian Federation

  • Ratification: 18-12-2014 (R)
  • Entry into force: 18-12-2015

Rwanda

  • Ratification: 29-06-2018 (R)
  • Entry into force: 29-06-2019

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Ratification: 12-10-2000 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-10-2001

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • Ratification: 09-11-2010 (R)
  • Entry into force: 09-11-2011

Samoa

  • Ratification: 12-12-2018 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-12-2019

San Marino

  • Ratification: 23-05-1985 (R)
  • Entry into force: 23-05-1986

São Tomé e Principe

  • Ratification: 17-06-1992 (R)
  • Entry into force: 17-06-1993

Senegal

  • Ratification: 19-11-2004 (R)
  • Entry into force: 19-11-2005

Serbia

  • Ratification: 13-05-2005 (R)
  • Entry into force: 13-05-2006

Seychelles

  • Ratification: 28-10-2005 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-10-2006

Sierra Leone

  • Ratification: 21-01-1985 (R)
  • Entry into force: 21-01-1986

Singapore

  • Ratification: 04-10-2010 (R)
  • Entry into force: 04-10-2011

Slovakia

  • Ratification: 10-02-1997 (R)
  • Entry into force: 10-02-1998

Slovenia

  • Ratification: 29-06-2011 (R)
  • Entry into force: 29-06-2012

Somalia

  • Ratification: 08-03-2021 (R)
  • Entry into force: 08-03-2022

South Africa

  • Ratification: 18-02-2003 (R)
  • Entry into force: 18-02-2004

Spain

  • Ratification: 13-02-1984 (R)
  • Entry into force: 13-02-1985

Sri Lanka

  • Ratification: 17-03-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 17-03-1995

Sudan

  • Ratification: 17-03-2021 (R)
  • Entry into force: 17-03-2022

Suriname

  • Ratification: 16-11-1979 (R)
  • Entry into force: 16-11-1980

Sweden

  • Ratification: 16-05-1977 (R)
  • Entry into force: 16-05-1978

Switzerland

  • Ratification: 28-06-2000 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-06-2001

Syria

  • Ratification: 28-05-1985 (R)
  • Entry into force: 28-05-1986

Tajikistan

  • Ratification: 23-01-2014 (R)
  • Entry into force: 23-01-2015

Tanzania

  • Ratification: 30-05-1983 (R)
  • Entry into force: 30-05-1984

Togo

  • Ratification: 08-11-1983 (R)
  • Entry into force: 08-11-1984

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Ratification: 07-06-1995 (R)
  • Entry into force: 07-06-1996

Tunisia

  • Ratification: 11-02-2014 (R)
  • Entry into force: 11-02-2015

Türkiye

  • Ratification: 12-07-1993 (R)
  • Entry into force: 12-07-1994

Turkmenistan

  • Ratification: 09-09-2019 (R)
  • Entry into force: 09-09-2020

Uganda

  • Ratification: 13-01-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 13-01-1995

Ukraine

  • Ratification: 16-05-1994 (R)
  • Entry into force: 16-05-1995

United Kingdom

  • Ratification: 15-02-1977 (R)
  • Entry into force: 16-05-1978
  • Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997)
    Entry into force: 27-02-1986
    Termination: 01-07-1997

United States of America

  • Ratification: 15-06-1988 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-06-1989

Uruguay

  • Ratification: 22-05-1987 (R)
  • Entry into force: 22-05-1988

Uzbekistan

  • Ratification: 13-08-2019 (R)
  • Entry into force: 13-08-2020

Venezuela

  • Ratification: 17-06-1983 (R)
  • Entry into force: 17-06-1984

Vietnam

  • Ratification: 09-06-2008 (R)
  • Entry into force: 09-06-2009

Yemen

  • Ratification: 15-06-2000 (R)
  • Entry into force: 15-06-2001

Zambia

  • Ratification: 04-12-1978 (R)
  • Entry into force: 04-12-1979

Zimbabwe

  • Ratification: 14-12-1989 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-12-1990