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Treaty

Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise.

Treaty data

Treaty number 007146
Date of conclusion 09-07-1948
Place of conclusion San Francisco
Provisional application
Entry into force 04-07-1950
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 1949, 538
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1949, 538
Consolidated text 0005545

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 07-03-1951
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 01-01-1986
Curaçao 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten 10-10-2010

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Albania 03-06-1957 (R) 03-06-1958
Algeria 19-10-1962 (Su) 03-07-1962
Angola 13-06-2001 (R) 13-06-2002
Antigua and Barbuda 02-02-1983 (R) 02-02-1984
Argentina 18-01-1960 (R) 18-01-1961
Armenia 02-01-2006 (R) 02-01-2007
Australia 28-02-1973 (R) 28-02-1974
Austria 18-10-1950 (R) 18-10-1951
Azerbaijan 19-05-1992 (Su) 30-08-1991
Bahamas 14-06-2001 (R) 14-06-2002
Bangladesh 22-06-1972 (R) 22-06-1973
Barbados 08-05-1967 (Su) 30-11-1966
Belarus 06-11-1956 (R) 06-11-1957
Belgium 23-10-1951 (R) 23-10-1952
Belize 15-12-1983 (R) 15-12-1984
Benin 12-12-1960 (Su) 01-08-1960
Bolivia 04-01-1965 (R) 04-01-1966
Bosnia and Herzegovina 02-06-1993 (R) 02-06-1994
Botswana 22-12-1997 (R) 22-12-1998
Bulgaria 08-06-1959 (R) 08-06-1960
Burkina Faso 21-11-1960 (Su) 05-08-1960
Burundi 25-06-1993 (R) 25-06-1994
Cabo Verde 01-02-1999 (R) 01-02-2000
Cambodia 23-08-1999 (R) 23-08-2000
Cameroon 07-06-1960 (Su) 01-01-1960
Canada 23-03-1972 (R) 23-03-1973
Central African Republic 27-10-1960 (Su) 13-08-1960
Chad 10-11-1960 (Su) 11-08-1960
Chile 01-02-1999 (R) 01-02-2000
Colombia 16-11-1976 (R) 16-11-1977
Comoros 23-10-1978 (Su) 06-07-1975
Costa Rica 02-06-1960 (R) 02-06-1961
Côte d'Ivoire 21-11-1960 (Su) 07-08-1960
Croatia 08-10-1991 (R) 08-10-1992
Cuba 25-06-1952 (R) 25-06-1953
Cyprus 24-05-1966 (R) 24-05-1967
Czech Republic 01-01-1993 (R) 01-01-1994
Democratic Republic of the Congo 20-06-2001 (R) 20-06-2002
Denmark 13-06-1951 (R) 13-06-1952
Djibouti 03-08-1978 (Su) 27-06-1977
Dominica 28-02-1983 (R) 28-02-1984
Dominican Republic 05-12-1956 (R) 05-12-1957
Ecuador 29-05-1967 (R) 29-05-1968
Egypt 06-11-1957 (R) 06-11-1958
El Salvador 06-09-2006 (R) 06-09-2007
Equatorial Guinea 13-08-2001 (R) 13-08-2002
Eritrea 22-02-2000 (R) 22-02-2001
Estonia 22-03-1994 (R) 22-03-1995
Eswatini 26-04-1978 (Su) 06-09-1968
Ethiopia 04-06-1963 (R) 04-06-1964
Fiji 17-04-2002 (R) 17-04-2003
Finland 20-01-1950 (R) 20-01-1951
France 28-06-1951 (R) 28-06-1952
Gabon 14-10-1960 (R) 14-10-1961
Gambia, The 04-09-2000 (R) 04-09-2001
Georgia 03-08-1999 (R) 03-08-2000
Germany 20-03-1957 (R) 20-03-1958
Ghana 02-06-1965 (R) 02-06-1966
Greece 30-03-1962 (R) 30-03-1963
Grenada 25-10-1994 (R) 25-10-1995
Guatemala 13-02-1952 (R) 13-02-1953
Guinea 21-01-1959 (Su) 02-10-1958
Guinea-Bissau 09-06-2023 (R) 09-06-2024
Guyana 25-09-1967 (R) 25-09-1968
Haïti 05-06-1979 (R) 05-06-1980
Honduras 27-06-1956 (R) 27-06-1957
Hungary 06-06-1957 (R) 06-06-1958
Iceland 19-08-1950 (R) 19-08-1951
Indonesia 09-06-1998 (R) 09-06-1999
Iraq 01-06-2018 (R) 01-06-2019
Ireland 04-06-1955 (R) 04-06-1956
Israel 28-01-1957 (R) 28-01-1958
Italy 13-05-1958 (R) 13-05-1959
Jamaica 26-12-1962 (Su) 06-08-1962
Japan 14-06-1965 (R) 14-06-1966
Kazakhstan 13-12-2000 (R) 13-12-2001
Kiribati 03-02-2000 (R) 03-02-2001
Kuwait 21-09-1961 (R) 21-09-1962
Kyrgyzstan 31-03-1992 (Su) 31-08-1991
Latvia 27-01-1992 (R) 27-01-1993
Lesotho 31-10-1966 (R) 31-10-1967
Liberia 25-05-1962 (R) 25-05-1963
Libya 04-10-2000 (R) 04-10-2001
Lithuania 26-09-1994 (R) 26-09-1995
Luxembourg 03-03-1958 (R) 03-03-1959
Madagascar 01-11-1960 (Su) 26-06-1960
Malawi 19-11-1999 (R) 19-11-2000
Maldives 04-01-2013 (R) 04-01-2014
Mali 22-09-1960 (Su) 22-09-1960
Malta 04-01-1965 (Su) 21-09-1964
Mauritania 20-06-1961 (Su) 28-11-1960
Mauritius 01-04-2005 (R) 01-04-2006
Mexico 01-04-1950 (R) 01-04-1951
Moldova 12-08-1996 (Su) 27-08-1991
Mongolia 03-06-1969 (R) 03-06-1970
Montenegro 03-06-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Mozambique 23-12-1996 (R) 23-12-1997
Myanmar 04-03-1955 (R) 04-03-1956
Namibia 03-01-1995 (R) 03-01-1996
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 07-03-1950 (R) 07-03-1951
Nicaragua 31-10-1967 (R) 31-10-1968
Niger 27-02-1961 (Su) 03-08-1960
Nigeria 17-10-1960 (Su) 01-10-1960
North Macedonia 17-11-1991 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 04-07-1949 (R) 04-07-1950
Pakistan 14-02-1951 (R) 14-02-1952
Panama 03-06-1958 (R) 03-06-1959
Papua New Guinea 02-06-2000 (R) 02-06-2001
Paraguay 28-06-1962 (R) 28-06-1963
Peru 02-03-1960 (R) 02-03-1961
Philippines 29-12-1953 (R) 29-12-1954
Poland 25-02-1957 (R) 25-02-1958
Portugal 14-10-1977 (R) 14-10-1978
Republic of Korea, the 20-04-2021 (R) 20-04-2022
Republic of the Congo 10-11-1960 (R) 10-11-1961
Romania 28-05-1957 (R) 28-05-1958
Russian Federation 10-08-1956 (R) 10-08-1957
Rwanda 08-11-1988 (R) 08-11-1989
Saint Kitts and Nevis 25-08-2000 (R) 25-08-2001
Saint Lucia 14-05-1980 (R) 14-05-1981
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 09-11-2001 (R) 09-11-2002
Samoa 30-06-2008 (R) 30-06-2009
San Marino 19-12-1986 (R) 19-12-1987
São Tomé e Principe 17-06-1992 (R) 17-06-1993
Senegal 04-11-1960 (Su) 20-08-1960
Serbia 24-11-2000 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 06-02-1978 (Su) 28-06-1976
Sierra Leone 15-06-1961 (R) 15-06-1962
Slovakia 01-01-1993 (R) 01-01-1994
Slovenia 29-05-1992 (R) 29-05-1993
Solomon Islands 13-04-2012 (R) 13-04-2013
Somalia 20-03-2014 (R) 20-03-2015
South Africa 19-02-1996 (R) 19-02-1997
Spain 20-04-1977 (R) 20-04-1978
Sri Lanka 15-09-1995 (R) 15-09-1996
Sudan 17-03-2021 (R) 17-03-2022
Suriname 15-06-1976 (R) 15-06-1977
Sweden 25-11-1949 (R) 25-11-1950
Switzerland 25-03-1975 (R) 25-03-1976
Syria 30-10-1961 (Su) 28-09-1961
Tajikistan 26-11-1993 (Su) 09-09-1991
Tanzania 18-04-2000 (R) 18-04-2001
Timor-Leste 16-06-2009 (R) 16-06-2010
Togo 07-06-1960 (Su) 27-04-1960
Trinidad and Tobago 24-05-1963 (Su) 31-08-1962
Tunisia 18-06-1957 (R) 18-06-1958
Türkiye 12-07-1993 (R) 12-07-1994
Turkmenistan 15-05-1997 (Su) 27-10-1991
Uganda 02-06-2005 (R) 02-06-2006
Ukraine 14-09-1956 (R) 14-09-1957
United Kingdom 27-06-1949 (R) 04-07-1950
Uruguay 18-03-1954 (R) 18-03-1955
Uzbekistan 12-12-2016 (R) 12-12-2017
Vanuatu 28-08-2006 (R) 28-08-2007
Venezuela 20-09-1982 (R) 20-09-1983
Yemen 29-07-1976 (R) 29-07-1977
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 23-07-1958 (R) 23-07-1959
Zambia 02-09-1996 (R) 02-09-1997
Zimbabwe 09-04-2003 (R) 09-04-2004

Extensions

Australia

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Norfolk Island 15-06-1973

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Faroes 28-09-1960
Greenland 31-05-1954

France

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Bassas da India 19-03-1954
Djibouti (< 27-06-1977) 19-03-1954 27-06-1977
French Guiana 27-04-1955
French Polynesia 19-03-1954
Guadeloupe 27-04-1955
Martinique 27-04-1955
New Caledonia 19-03-1954
Réunion 27-04-1955
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 19-03-1954

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Aden (< 30-11-1967) 19-06-1958 30-11-1967
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981) 15-01-1963 01-11-1981
Bahamas (< 10-07-1973) 03-04-1963 10-07-1973
Belize (< 21-09-1981) 29-12-1958 21-09-1981
Bermuda 10-01-1962
Botswana (< 30-09-1966) 17-03-1959 30-09-1966
British North Borneo (< 16-09-1963) 29-12-1958 16-09-1963
British Virgin Islands 12-06-1964
Dominica (< 03-11-1978) 29-12-1958 03-11-1978
Falkland Islands 05-07-1962
Fiji (< 10-10-1970) 26-05-1966 10-10-1970
Gambia, The (< 18-02-1965) 24-01-1962 18-02-1965
Gibraltar 19-06-1958
Grenada (< 07-02-1974) 29-12-1958 07-02-1974
Guernsey 04-07-1950
Guiana (< 26-05-1966) 19-06-1958 26-05-1966
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 15-10-1963 01-07-1997
Jamaica (< 06-08-1962) 29-12-1958 06-08-1962
Jersey 04-07-1950
Kiribati (< 12-07-1979) 15-08-1967 12-07-1979
Lesotho (< 04-10-1966) 17-03-1959 04-10-1966
Malawi (< 01-01-1964) 23-02-1959 01-01-1964
Malta (< 21-09-1964) 19-06-1958 21-09-1964
Man, Isle of 04-07-1950
Mauritius (< 12-03-1968) 29-12-1958 12-03-1968
Montserrat 26-11-1962
Nigeria (< 01-10-1960) 19-06-1958 01-10-1960
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983) 04-02-1963 19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 29-12-1958 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) 29-12-1958 27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 26-05-1966
Sarawak (< 16-09-1963) 29-12-1958 16-09-1963
Seychelles (< 29-06-1976) 07-07-1964 29-06-1976
Sierra Leone (< 27-04-1961) 19-06-1958 27-04-1961
Swaziland (< 06-09-1968) 17-03-1959 06-09-1968
Trinidad and Tobago (< 31-08-1962) 19-06-1958 31-08-1962
Tuvalu (< 01-10-1978) 15-08-1967 01-10-1978
Uganda (< 09-10-1962) 17-03-1959 09-10-1962
Zanzibar (< 26-04-1964) 08-03-1960 26-04-1964
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