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Ratifications of C123 - Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No. 123)

Date of entry into force: 10 Nov 1967

41 ratifications

  1. Denounced: 21

Number

CountryDateStatusNote
AustraliaMinimum age specified: 16 years 12 Dec 1971 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Jun 2024 by convention C138
Belarus 11 Mar 1970 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 02 May 1980 by convention C138
Belgium 17 May 1978 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 19 Apr 1989 by convention C138
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Minimum age specified: 16 years 31 Jan 1977 In Force
Bulgaria 03 Oct 1969 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 23 Apr 1981 by convention C138
CameroonMinimum age specified: 16 years 06 Nov 1970 In Force
CyprusMinimum age specified: 18 years 11 Apr 1967 In Force
CzechiaMinimum age specified: 18 years 01 Jan 1993 In Force
Djibouti 03 Aug 1978 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 14 Jun 2007 by convention C138
EcuadorMinimum age specified: 18 years 10 Mar 1969 In Force
EswatiniMinimum age specified: 16 years 05 Jun 1981 In Force
France 18 Nov 1971 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 13 Jul 1991 by convention C138
GabonMinimum age specified: 18 years 18 Oct 1968 In Force
Hungary 08 Jun 1968 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 28 May 1999 by convention C138
IndiaMinimum age specified: 18 years 20 Mar 1975 In Force
Italy 05 May 1971 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 28 Jul 1982 by convention C138
Jordan 06 Jun 1966 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 23 Mar 1999 by convention C138
Kenya 20 Jun 1968 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 08 Apr 1980 by convention C138
Madagascar 23 Oct 1967 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 31 May 2001 by convention C138
MalaysiaMinimum age specified: 16 years 06 Jun 1974 In Force
MexicoMinimum age specified: 16 years 29 Aug 1968 In Force
MongoliaMinimum age specified: 18 years 03 Dec 1981 In Force
Netherlands 08 Apr 1969 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 14 Sep 1977 by convention C138
NigeriaMinimum age specified: 16 years 14 May 1974 In Force
Panama- 24 Sep 1970 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 31 Oct 2001 by convention C138
ParaguayMinimum age specified: 18 years 10 Oct 1968 In Force
Poland 30 Sep 1969 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 21 Aug 2001 by convention C138
Russian Federation 04 Nov 1969 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 02 May 1980 by convention C138
RwandaMinimum age specified: 18 years 01 Jun 1970 In Force
Saudi ArabiaMinimum age specified: 18 years 15 Jun 1978 In Force
SlovakiaMinimum age specified: 18 years 01 Jan 1993 In Force
SpainMinimum age specified: for apprentices, under certain conditions, 16 years; for other categories of workers, 18 years 06 Nov 1967 In Force
Switzerland 10 Nov 1966 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 16 Aug 2000 by convention C138
Syrian Arab RepublicMinimum age specified: 17 years 26 Jun 1972 In Force
Thailand 05 Apr 1968 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 11 May 2005 by convention C138
Tunisia 24 Jul 1967 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 18 Oct 1996 by convention C138
TürkiyeMinimum age specified: 18 years and total prohibition on women 08 Dec 1992 In Force
UgandaMinimum age specified: 16 years 23 Jun 1967 In Force
Ukraine 17 Jun 1970 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 02 May 1980 by convention C138
Viet NamMinimum age specified: 18 years 20 Feb 1995 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 09 Jul 2020 by convention C138
Zambia 03 Apr 1967 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 08 Feb 1977 by convention C138
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