Ratifications
The following countries (as of May 2011: 150 out of 183 ILO member states) have ratified the convention:
| Country | Date | 
|---|---|
| Albania | June 3, 1957 | 
| Algeria | November 19, 1962 | 
| Angola | June 13, 2001 | 
| Antigua and Barbuda | February 2, 1983 | 
| Argentina | January 18, 1960 | 
| Armenia | January 2, 2006 | 
| Australia | February 28, 1973 | 
| Austria | November 18, 1950 | 
| Azerbaijan | May 19, 1992 | 
| Bahamas | June 14, 2001 | 
| Bangladesh | June 22, 1972 | 
| Barbados | May 8, 1967 | 
| Belarus | November 6, 1956 | 
| Belgium | November 23, 1951 | 
| Belize | December 15, 1983 | 
| Benin | December 12, 1960 | 
| Bolivia | January 4, 1965 | 
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | June 2, 1993 | 
| Botswana | December 22, 1997 | 
| Bulgaria | June 8, 1959 | 
| Burkina Faso | November 21, 1960 | 
| Burundi | June 25, 1993 | 
| Cambodia | August 23, 1999 | 
| Cameroon | June 7, 1960 | 
| Canada | March 23, 1972 | 
| Cape Verde | February 1, 1999 | 
| Central African Republic | October 27, 1960 | 
| Chad | November 10, 1960 | 
| Chile | February 2, 1999 | 
| Colombia | November 16, 1976 | 
| Comoros | October 23, 1978 | 
| Congo | November 10, 1960 | 
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | June 20, 2001 | 
| Costa Rica | June 2, 1960 | 
| Côte d'Ivoire | November 21, 1960 | 
| Croatia | October 8, 1991 | 
| Cuba | June 25, 1952 | 
| Cyprus | May 24, 1966 | 
| Czech Republic | January 1, 1993 | 
| Denmark | June 13, 1951 | 
| Djibouti | August 3, 1978 | 
| Dominica | February 28, 1983 | 
| Dominican Republic | December 5, 1956 | 
| East Timor | June 16, 2009 | 
| Ecuador | May 29, 1967 | 
| Egypt | November 6, 1957 | 
| El Salvador | September 6, 2006 | 
| Equatorial Guinea | August 13, 2001 | 
| Eritrea | February 22, 2000 | 
| Estonia | March 22, 1994 | 
| Ethiopia | June 4, 1963 | 
| Fiji | April 17, 2002 | 
| Finland | January 20, 1950 | 
| France | June 28, 1951 | 
| Gabon | November 14, 1960 | 
| Gambia | September 4, 2000 | 
| Georgia | August 3, 1999 | 
| Germany | March 20, 1957 | 
| Ghana | June 2, 1965 | 
| Greece | March 30, 1962 | 
| Grenada | October 25, 1994 | 
| Guatemala | February 13, 1952 | 
| Guinea | January 21, 1959 | 
| Guyana | September 25, 1967 | 
| Haiti | June 5, 1979 | 
| Honduras | June 27, 1956 | 
| Hungary | June 6, 1957 | 
| Iceland | August 19, 1950 | 
| Indonesia | June 9, 1998 | 
| Ireland | June 4, 1955 | 
| Israel | January 28, 1957 | 
| Italy | May 13, 1958 | 
| Jamaica | December 26, 1962 | 
| Japan | June 14, 1965 | 
| Kazakhstan | December 13, 2000 | 
| Kiribati | February 3, 2000 | 
| Kuwait | September 21, 1961 | 
| Kyrgyzstan | March 31, 1992 | 
| Latvia | January 27, 1992 | 
| Lesotho | October 31, 1966 | 
| Liberia | May 25, 1962 | 
| Libya | October 4, 2000 | 
| Lithuania | September 26, 1994 | 
| Luxembourg | March 3, 1958 | 
| Republic of Macedonia | November 17, 1991 | 
| Madagascar | November 1, 1960 | 
| Malawi | November 19, 1990 | 
| Mali | September 22, 1960 | 
| Malta | January 4, 1965 | 
| Mauritania | June 20, 1961 | 
| Mauritius | April 1, 2005 | 
| Mexico | April 1, 1950 | 
| Moldova | August 12, 1996 | 
| Mongolia | June 3, 1969 | 
| Mozambique | December 23, 1996 | 
| Myanmar | March 4, 1955 | 
| Namibia | January 3, 1995 | 
| Netherlands | March 7, 1950 | 
| Nicaragua | October 31, 1967 | 
| Niger | February 27, 1961 | 
| Nigeria | October 17, 1960 | 
| Norway | July 4, 1949 | 
| Pakistan | February 14, 1951 | 
| Panama | June 3, 1958 | 
| Papua New Guinea | June 2, 2000 | 
| Paraguay | June 28, 1962 | 
| Peru | March 2, 1960 | 
| Philippines | December 29, 1953 | 
| Poland | February 25, 1957 | 
| Portugal | October 14, 1977 | 
| Romania | May 28, 1957 | 
| Russia | August 10, 1956 | 
| Rwanda | November 8, 1988 | 
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | August 25, 2000 | 
| Saint Lucia | May 14, 1980 | 
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | November 9, 2001 | 
| Samoa | June 30, 2008 | 
| San Marino | December 19, 1986 | 
| São Tomé and Príncipe | June 17, 1992 | 
| Senegal | November 4, 1960 | 
| Serbia and Montenegro | November 24, 2000 | 
| Seychelles | February 6, 1978 | 
| Sierra Leone | June 15, 1961 | 
| Slovakia | January 1, 1993 | 
| Slovenia | May 29, 1992 | 
| South Africa | February 19, 1996 | 
| Spain | April 20, 1977 | 
| Sri Lanka | September 15, 1995 | 
| Suriname | June 15, 1976 | 
| Swaziland | April 26, 1978 | 
| Sweden | November 25, 1949 | 
| Switzerland | March 25, 1975 | 
| Syria | July 26, 1960 | 
| Tajikistan | November 26, 1993 | 
| Tanzania | April 18, 2000 | 
| Timor Leste | June 15, 2009 | 
| Togo | June 7, 1960 | 
| Trinidad and Tobago | May 24, 1963 | 
| Tunisia | June 18, 1957 | 
| Turkey | July 12, 1993 | 
| Turkmenistan | May 15, 1997 | 
| Uganda | June 2, 2005 | 
| Ukraine | September 14, 1956 | 
| United Kingdom | June 27, 1949 | 
| Uruguay | March 18, 1954 | 
| Vanuatu | August 28, 2006 | 
| Venezuela | September 20, 1982 | 
| Yemen | August 29, 1976 | 
| Zambia | September 2, 1996 | 
| Zimbabwe | April 9, 2003 | 
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