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Ratifications for Sri Lanka

43 Conventions and 1 Protocol

  1. Fundamental Conventions: 8 of 10
  2. Governance Conventions (Priority): 3 of 4
  3. Technical Conventions: 32 of 177
  4. Out of 43 Conventions and 1 Protocol ratified by Sri Lanka, of which 30 are in force, 6 Conventions and 0 Protocol have been denounced; 7 instruments abrogated; none have been ratified in the past 12 months.

Fundamental

ConventionDateStatusNote
C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)P029 - Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 ratified on 10 Apr 2019 (In Force) 05 Apr 1950 In Force
C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) 15 Sep 1995 In Force
C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) 13 Dec 1972 In Force
C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) 01 Apr 1993 In Force
C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) 07 Jan 2003 In Force
C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) 27 Nov 1998 In Force
C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)Minimum age specified: 16 years 11 Feb 2000 In Force
C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) 01 Mar 2001 In Force

Governance (Priority)

ConventionDateStatusNote
C081 - Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) 03 Apr 1956 In Force
C122 - Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) 03 Feb 2016 In Force
C144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) 17 Mar 1994 In Force

Technical

ConventionDateStatusNote
C004 - Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919 (No. 4) 08 Oct 1951 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the ILC at its 106th Session (2017)
C005 - Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 5) 27 Sep 1951 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 10 Feb 2001 by convention C138
C006 - Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 6) 26 Oct 1950 Not in force Denounced on 16 Feb 1954
C007 - Minimum Age (Sea) Convention, 1920 (No. 7) 02 Sep 1950 Not in force Instrument not in force
C008 - Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920 (No. 8) 25 Apr 1951 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C010 - Minimum Age (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 10) 29 Nov 1991 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 10 Feb 2001 by convention C138
C011 - Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 11) 25 Aug 1952 In Force
C015 - Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) Convention, 1921 (No. 15) 25 Apr 1951 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the ILC at its 106th Session (2017)
C016 - Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921 (No. 16) 25 Apr 1951 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C018 - Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention, 1925 (No. 18) 17 May 1952 In Force
C026 - Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) 09 Jun 1971 In Force
C041 - Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No. 41) 02 Sep 1950 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 106th Session (2017)
C045 - Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) 20 Dec 1950 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 112th Session (2024)
C058 - Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936 (No. 58) 18 May 1959 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Jan 2018 by convention MLC, 2006
C063 - Convention concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938 (No. 63) 25 Aug 1952 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 112th Session (2024)
C080 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946 (No. 80) 19 Sep 1950 In Force
C089 - Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 89) 31 Mar 1966 Not in force Denounced on 25 Jan 1982
C090 - Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 90) 18 May 1959 In Force
C095 - Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) 27 Oct 1983 In Force
C096 - Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96)Has accepted the provisions of Part III 30 Apr 1958 In Force
C099 - Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951 (No. 99) 05 Apr 1954 In Force
C103 - Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103) 01 Apr 1993 In Force
C106 - Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106) 27 Oct 1983 In Force
C108 - Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 (No. 108) 24 Nov 1995 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 02 Dec 2017 by convention C185
C110 - Plantations Convention, 1958 (No. 110)Has excluded Parts II, III, V, VI, X and XII pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 1(b) 24 Apr 1995 In Force
C115 - Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115) 18 Jun 1986 In Force
C116 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1961 (No. 116) 26 Apr 1974 In Force
C131 - Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) 17 Mar 1975 In Force
C135 - Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135) 16 Nov 1976 In Force
C160 - Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160)Acceptance of Articles 7, 8, 10, 12, 13 and 15 of Part II has been specified pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 2, of the Convention. 01 Apr 1993 In Force
C185 - Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003, as amended (No. 185) 02 Dec 2016 In Force
Amendments of 2016 to the Annexes of the Convention No. 185 08-Jun-2017 In Force
MLC, 2006 - Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)In accordance with Standard A4.5 (2) and (10), the Government has specified the following branches of social security: old-age benefit; employment injury benefit; invalidity benefit and survivors’ benefit. 12 Jan 2017 In Force MLC Amendments
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