Ratifications
The following countries have ratified ILO Convention 98:
| Country | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | June 3, 1957 | |
| Algeria | November 19, 1962 | |
| Angola | June 4, 1976 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | February 2, 1983 | |
| Argentina | September 24, 1956 | |
| Armenia | November 12, 2003 | |
| Australia | February 28, 1973 | |
| Austria | November 10, 1951 | |
| Azerbaijan | May, 19 1992 | |
| Bahamas | May 25, 1976 | |
| Bangladesh | June 22, 1972 | |
| Barbados | May 8, 1967 | |
| Belarus | November, 6 1956 | ratified as the Byelorussian SSR |
| Belgium | December 10, 1953 | |
| Belize | December 15, 1983 | |
| Benin | May 16, 1968 | |
| Bolivia | November 15, 1973 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | June 2, 1993 | |
| Botswana | December 22, 1997 | |
| Brazil | November 18, 1952 | |
| Bulgaria | June 8, 1959 | |
| Burkina Faso | April 16, 1962 | |
| Burundi | October 10, 1997 | |
| Cambodia | August 23, 1999 | |
| Cameroon | September 3, 1962 | |
| Cape Verde | April 3, 1979 | |
| Central African Republic | June 9, 1964 | |
| Chad | June 8, 1961 | |
| Chile | February 1, 1999 | |
| Colombia | November 16, 1976 | |
| Comoros | October 23, 1978 | |
| Congo | November 26, 1999 | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | June 16, 1969 | |
| Costa Rica | June 2, 1960 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | May 5, 1961 | |
| Croatia | October 8, 1991 | |
| Cuba | April 29, 1952 | |
| Cyprus | May 24, 1966 | |
| Czech Republic | January 1, 1993 | |
| Denmark | August 15, 1955 | |
| Djibouti | August 3, 1978 | |
| Dominica | February 28, 1983 | |
| Dominican Republic | September 22, 1953 | |
| Ecuador | May 28, 1959 | |
| Egypt | July 3, 1954 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | August 13, 2001 | |
| Eritrea | February 22, 2000 | |
| Estonia | March 22, 1994 | |
| Ethiopia | June 4, 1963 | |
| Fiji | April 19, 1974 | |
| Finland | December 22, 1951 | |
| France | October 26, 1951 | |
| Gabon | May 29, 1951 | |
| Gambia | September 4, 2000 | |
| Georgia (country) | June 22, 1993 | |
| Germany | June 8, 1956 | |
| Ghana | July 2, 1959 | |
| Greece | March 30, 1962 | |
| Grenada | July 9, 1979 | |
| Guatemala | February 13, 1952 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | February 21, 1977 | |
| Guinea | March 26, 1959 | |
| Guyana | June 8, 1966 | |
| Haiti | April 12, 1957 | |
| Honduras | June 27, 1956 | |
| Hungary | June 6, 1957 | |
| Iceland | July 15, 1952 | |
| Indonesia | July 15, 1957 | |
| Iraq | November 27, 1962 | |
| Ireland | June 4, 1955 | |
| Israel | January 28, 1957 | |
| Italy | May 13, 1958 | |
| Jamaica | December 26, 1962 | |
| Japan | October 20, 1953 | |
| Jordan | December 12, 1968 | |
| Kazakhstan | May 18, 2001 | |
| Kenya | January 13, 1964 | |
| Kiribati | February 3, 2000 | |
| Kuwait | August 9, 2007 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | March 31, 1992 | |
| Latvia | January 27, 1992 | |
| Lebanon | June 1, 1977 | |
| Lesotho | October 31, 1966 | |
| Liberia | May 25, 1962 | |
| Libya | June 20, 1962 | |
| Lithuania | September 26, 1994 | |
| Luxembourg | March 3, 1958 | |
| Republic of Macedonia | November 17, 1991 | |
| Madagascar | June 3, 1998 | |
| Malawi | March 22, 1965 | |
| Malaysia | June 5, 1961 | |
| Maldives | January 4, 2013 | |
| Mali | March 2, 1964 | |
| Malta | January 4, 1965 | |
| Mauritania | December 3, 2001 | |
| Mauritius | December 2, 1969 | |
| Republic of Moldova | August 12, 1996 | |
| Mongolia | June 3, 1969 | |
| Montenegro | June 3, 2006 | |
| Morocco | May 20, 1957 | |
| Mozambique | December 23, 1996 | |
| Namibia | January 3, 1995 | |
| Nepal | November 11, 1996 | |
| Netherlands | December 22, 1993 | Ratification excludes Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands. |
| New Zealand | June 9, 2003 | |
| Nicaragua | October 31, 1967 | |
| Niger | March 23, 1962 | |
| Nigeria | October 17, 1960 | |
| Norway | February 17, 1955 | |
| Pakistan | May 26, 1952 | |
| Panama | May 16, 1966 | |
| Papua New Guinea | May 1, 1976 | |
| Paraguay | March 21, 1966 | |
| Peru | March 13, 1964 | |
| Philippines | December 12, 1953 | |
| Poland | February 25, 1957 | |
| Portugal | July 1, 1964 | |
| Romania | November 26, 1958 | |
| Russian Federation | August 10, 1956 | ratified as the Soviet Union |
| Rwanda | August 11, 1988 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | September 4, 2000 | |
| Saint Lucia | May 14, 1980 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | October 21, 1998 | |
| Samoa | June 30, 2008 | |
| San Marino | December 19, 1986 | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | June 17, 1992 | |
| Senegal | July 28, 1961 | |
| Serbia | November 24, 2000 | ratified as Serbia and Montenegro |
| Seychelles | October 4, 1999 | |
| Sierra Leone | June 13, 1961 | |
| Singapore | October 25, 1965 | |
| Slovakia | January 1, 1993 | |
| Slovenia | May 29, 1992 | |
| Solomon Islands | April 13, 2012 | |
| South Africa | February 19, 1996 | |
| South Sudan | April 29, 2012 | |
| Spain | April 20, 1977 | |
| Sri Lanka | December 13, 1972 | |
| Sudan | June 18, 1957 | |
| Suriname | June 5, 1996 | |
| Swaziland | April 26, 1978 | |
| Sweden | July 18, 1950 | |
| Switzerland | August 17, 1999 | |
| Syria | June 7, 1957 | |
| Tajikistan | November 26, 1993 | |
| Tanzania | January 30, 1962 | ratified as Tanganyika |
| Timor Leste | June 16, 2009 | |
| Togo | November 8, 1983 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | May 24, 1963 | |
| Tunisia | May 15, 1957 | |
| Turkey | January 23, 1952 | |
| Turkmenistan | May 15, 1997 | |
| Uganda | June 4, 1963 | |
| Ukraine | September 14, 1956 | ratified as the Ukrainian SSR |
| United Kingdom | June 30, 1950 | |
| Uruguay | March 18, 1954 | |
| Uzbekistan | July 13, 1992 | |
| Vanuatu | August 28, 2006 | |
| Venezuela | December 19, 1968 | |
| Yemen | April 14, 1969 | ratified as South Yemen |
| Zambia | September 2, 1996 | |
| Zimbabwe | August 27, 1998 |
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