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Ratifications for Jamaica

31 Conventions and 1 Protocol

  1. Fundamental Conventions: 8 of 10
  2. Governance Conventions (Priority): 3 of 4
  3. Technical Conventions: 20 of 177
  4. Out of 31 Conventions and 1 Protocol ratified by Jamaica, of which 23 are in force, 1 Convention has 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 13 Jun 2017 (In Force) 26 Dec 1962 In Force
C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) 26 Dec 1962 In Force
C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) 26 Dec 1962 In Force
C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) 14 Jan 1975 In Force
C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) 26 Dec 1962 In Force
C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) 10 Jan 1975 In Force
C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)Minimum age specified: 15 years 13 Oct 2003 In Force
C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) 13 Oct 2003 In Force

Governance (Priority)

ConventionDateStatusNote
C081 - Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81)Excluding Part II 26 Dec 1962 In Force
C122 - Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) 10 Jan 1975 In Force
C144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) 23 Oct 1996 In Force

Technical

ConventionDateStatusNote
C007 - Minimum Age (Sea) Convention, 1920 (No. 7) 08 Jul 1963 Not in force Instrument not in force
C008 - Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920 (No. 8) 08 Jul 1963 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C011 - Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 11) 08 Jul 1963 In Force
C015 - Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) Convention, 1921 (No. 15) 26 Dec 1962 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) 26 Dec 1962 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C019 - Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925 (No. 19) 26 Dec 1962 In Force
C026 - Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) 08 Jul 1963 In Force
C050 - Recruiting of Indigenous Workers Convention, 1936 (No. 50) 26 Dec 1962 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C058 - Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936 (No. 58) 26 Dec 1962 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Oct 2004 by convention C138
C064 - Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No. 64) 26 Dec 1962 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C065 - Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No. 65) 26 Dec 1962 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C086 - Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1947 (No. 86) 26 Dec 1962 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C094 - Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) 26 Dec 1962 In Force
C097 - Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97)Has excluded the provisions of Annexes I to III 26 Dec 1962 In Force
C117 - Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards) Convention, 1962 (No. 117) 04 Jan 1966 In Force
C149 - Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149) 04 Jun 1984 In Force
C150 - Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) 04 Jun 1984 In Force
C152 - Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152) 04 Nov 2005 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: Sickness benefit; old-age benefit; employment injury benefit; family benefit; invalidity benefit and survivors’ benefit. 13 Jun 2017 In Force MLC Amendments
C189 - Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) 11 Oct 2016 In Force
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