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Ratifications for Nigeria

44 Conventions

  1. Fundamental Conventions: 10 of 10
  2. Governance Conventions (Priority): 2 of 4
  3. Technical Conventions: 32 of 177
  4. Out of 44 Conventions ratified by Nigeria, of which 29 are in force, 4 Conventions have been denounced; 11 instruments abrogated; none have been ratified in the past 12 months.

Fundamental

ConventionDateStatusNote
C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) 17 Oct 1960 In Force
C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) 17 Oct 1960 In Force
C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) 17 Oct 1960 In Force
C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) 08 May 1974 In Force
C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) 17 Oct 1960 In Force
C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) 02 Oct 2002 In Force
C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)Minimum age specified: 15 years 02 Oct 2002 In Force
C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) 03 May 1994 In Force
C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) 02 Oct 2002 In Force
C187 - Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) 08 Nov 2022 In Force

Governance (Priority)

ConventionDateStatusNote
C081 - Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81)Excluding Part II 17 Oct 1960 In Force
C144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) 03 May 1994 In Force

Technical

ConventionDateStatusNote
C008 - Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920 (No. 8) 16 Jun 1961 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C009 - Placing of Seamen Convention, 1920 (No. 9) 04 Mar 2004 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) 16 Jun 1961 In Force
C015 - Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) Convention, 1921 (No. 15) 17 Oct 1960 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) 17 Oct 1960 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) 17 Oct 1960 In Force
C026 - Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) 16 Jun 1961 In Force
C032 - Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932 (No. 32) 16 Jun 1961 In Force
C045 - Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) 17 Oct 1960 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 112th Session (2024)
C050 - Recruiting of Indigenous Workers Convention, 1936 (No. 50) 17 Oct 1960 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) 16 Jun 1961 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 18 Jun 2014 by convention MLC, 2006
C059 - Minimum Age (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1937 (No. 59) 16 Jun 1961 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 02 Oct 2003 by convention C138
C064 - Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No. 64) 17 Oct 1960 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) 17 Oct 1960 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C088 - Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) 16 Jun 1961 In Force
C094 - Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) 17 Oct 1960 In Force
C095 - Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) 17 Oct 1960 In Force
C097 - Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97)Has excluded the provisions of Annexes I to III 17 Oct 1960 In Force
C104 - Abolition of Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1955 (No. 104) 25 Oct 1962 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C116 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1961 (No. 116) 27 Jun 1962 In Force
C123 - Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No. 123)Minimum age specified: 16 years 14 May 1974 In Force
C133 - Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1970 (No. 133) 12 Jun 1973 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 18 Jun 2014 by convention MLC, 2006
C134 - Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention, 1970 (No. 134) 12 Jun 1973 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 18 Jun 2014 by convention MLC, 2006
C137 - Dock Work Convention, 1973 (No. 137) 22 Mar 2004 In Force
C143 - Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143) 23 Mar 2023 In Force
C159 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159) 26 Aug 2010 In Force
C178 - Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996 (No. 178) 19 Aug 2004 Not in force Instrument not in force
C179 - Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, 1996 (No. 179) 22 Mar 2004 Not in force Instrument not in force
C181 - Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181) 23 Mar 2023 In Force
C185 - Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003, as amended (No. 185) 19 Aug 2004 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: medical care; sickness benefit; old-age benefit; employment injury benefit; family benefit; maternity benefit and invalidity benefit. 18 Jun 2013 In Force MLC Amendments
C190 - Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) 08 Nov 2022 In Force
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