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Ratifications for Bulgaria

103 Conventions and 1 Protocol

  1. Fundamental Conventions: 10 of 10
  2. Governance Conventions (Priority): 3 of 4
  3. Technical Conventions: 90 of 178
  4. Out of 103 Conventions and 1 Protocol ratified by Bulgaria, of which 64 are in force, 18 Conventions have been denounced; 22 instruments abrogated; none have been ratified in the past 12 months.

See also

  1. Conventions not ratified

Freedom of association, collective bargaining, and industrial relations

ConventionDateStatusNote
C011 - Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 11) 06 Mar 1925 In Force
C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) 08 Jun 1959 In Force
C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) 08 Jun 1959 In Force

Forced labour

ConventionDateStatusNote
C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) 22 Sep 1932 In Force
C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) 23 Mar 1999 In Force

Elimination of child labour and protection of children and young persons

ConventionDateStatusNote
C005 - Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 5) 14 Feb 1922 Not in force Denounced on 20 Jul 1960
C006 - Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 6) 14 Feb 1922 In Force
C010 - Minimum Age (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 10) 06 Mar 1925 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 23 Apr 1981 by convention C138
C015 - Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) Convention, 1921 (No. 15) 06 Mar 1925 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the ILC at its 106th Session (2017)
C059 - Minimum Age (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1937 (No. 59) 22 Jul 1960 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 23 Apr 1981 by convention C138
C060 - Minimum Age (Non-Industrial Employment) Convention (Revised), 1937 (No. 60) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Instrument not in force
C077 - Medical Examination of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1946 (No. 77) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C078 - Medical Examination of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations) Convention, 1946 (No. 78) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C079 - Night Work of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations) Convention, 1946 (No. 79) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C123 - Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No. 123) 03 Oct 1969 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 23 Apr 1981 by convention C138
C124 - Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No. 124) 03 Oct 1969 In Force
C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)Minimum age specified: 16 years 23 Apr 1980 In Force
C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) 28 Jul 2000 In Force

Equality of opportunity and treatment

ConventionDateStatusNote
C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) 07 Nov 1955 In Force
C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) 22 Jul 1960 In Force
C156 - Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156) 03 Apr 2006 In Force

Tripartite consultation

ConventionDateStatusNote
C144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) 12 Jun 1998 In Force

Labour administration and inspection

ConventionDateStatusNote
C081 - Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) 29 Dec 1949 In Force

Employment policy and promotion

ConventionDateStatusNote
C002 - Unemployment Convention, 1919 (No. 2) 14 Feb 1922 Not in force Denounced on 20 Jul 1960
C034 - Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention, 1933 (No. 34) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Instrument not in force
C088 - Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Denounced on 13 Mar 1961
C122 - Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) 09 Jun 2008 In Force
C181 - Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181) 24 Mar 2005 In Force

Wages

ConventionDateStatusNote
C026 - Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) 04 Jun 1935 In Force
C095 - Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95)Excluding Article 11 by virtue of the ratification of Convention No. 173 (acceptance of Part II) 07 Nov 1955 In Force
C131 - Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) 20 Mar 2018 In Force
C173 - Protection of Workers' Claims (Employer's Insolvency) Convention, 1992 (No. 173)Has accepted the obligations of Parts II and III with the exclusion, with regard to the latter, of: 1) associated partners in the trade corporation, 2) members of the management and control bodies of the trader, 3) spouses and relatives in direct line of the descendant of the trader or of the persons under items 1 and 2. 28 Sep 2004 In Force

Working time

ConventionDateStatusNote
C001 - Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 1) 14 Feb 1922 In Force
C004 - Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919 (No. 4) 14 Feb 1922 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the ILC at its 106th Session (2017)
C014 - Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) 06 Mar 1925 In Force
C020 - Night Work (Bakeries) Convention, 1925 (No. 20) 05 Sep 1929 In Force
C030 - Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930 (No. 30) 22 Jun 1932 In Force
C043 - Sheet-Glass Works Convention, 1934 (No. 43) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C049 - Reduction of Hours of Work (Glass-Bottle Works) Convention, 1935 (No. 49) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C052 - Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936 (No. 52) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C106 - Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106) 22 Jul 1960 In Force

Occupational safety and health

ConventionDateStatusNote
C013 - White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921 (No. 13) 06 Mar 1925 In Force
C045 - Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 112th Session (2024)
C062 - Safety Provisions (Building) Convention, 1937 (No. 62) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 112th Session (2024)
C120 - Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) 29 Mar 1965 In Force
C127 - Maximum Weight Convention, 1967 (No. 127) 21 Jun 1978 In Force
C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) 03 Apr 2024 In Force
C161 - Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161) 01 Mar 2012 In Force
C187 - Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) 03 Apr 2024 In Force

Social security

ConventionDateStatusNote
C012 - Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 12) 06 Mar 1925 In Force
C017 - Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 (No. 17) 05 Sep 1929 In Force
C018 - Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention, 1925 (No. 18) 05 Sep 1929 In Force
C019 - Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925 (No. 19) 05 Sep 1929 In Force
C024 - Sickness Insurance (Industry) Convention, 1927 (No. 24) 01 Nov 1930 In Force
C025 - Sickness Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1927 (No. 25) 01 Nov 1930 In Force
C035 - Old-Age Insurance (Industry, etc.) Convention, 1933 (No. 35) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C036 - Old-Age Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1933 (No. 36) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C037 - Invalidity Insurance (Industry, etc.) Convention, 1933 (No. 37) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C038 - Invalidity Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1933 (No. 38) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C039 - Survivors' Insurance (Industry, etc.) Convention, 1933 (No. 39) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C040 - Survivors' Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1933 (No. 40) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C042 - Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No. 42) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C044 - Unemployment Provision Convention, 1934 (No. 44) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C102 - Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)Has accepted Parts II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII and X Has accepted Part IV on 12 July 2016 14 Jul 2008 In Force

Maternity protection

ConventionDateStatusNote
C003 - Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 (No. 3) 14 Feb 1922 In Force
C183 - Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183)Period of maternity leave: 135 days 06 Dec 2001 In Force

Social policy

ConventionDateStatusNote
C094 - Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) 07 Nov 1955 In Force

Migrant workers

ConventionDateStatusNote
C021 - Inspection of Emigrants Convention, 1926 (No. 21) 29 Nov 1929 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the ILC at its 107th Session (2018)

Seafarers

ConventionDateStatusNote
C007 - Minimum Age (Sea) Convention, 1920 (No. 7) 16 Mar 1923 Not in force Instrument not in force
C008 - Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Convention, 1920 (No. 8) 16 Mar 1923 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) 16 Mar 1923 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C016 - Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921 (No. 16) 06 Mar 1925 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C022 - Seamen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926 (No. 22) 29 Nov 1929 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C023 - Repatriation of Seamen Convention, 1926 (No. 23) 29 Nov 1929 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C053 - Officers' Competency Certificates Convention, 1936 (No. 53) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C054 - Holidays with Pay (Sea) Convention, 1936 (No. 54) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Instrument not in force
C055 - Shipowners' Liability (Sick and Injured Seamen) Convention, 1936 (No. 55) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C056 - Sickness Insurance (Sea) Convention, 1936 (No. 56) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C057 - Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention, 1936 (No. 57) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Instrument not in force
C058 - Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936 (No. 58) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C068 - Food and Catering (Ships' Crews) Convention, 1946 (No. 68) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C069 - Certification of Ships' Cooks Convention, 1946 (No. 69) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C071 - Seafarers' Pensions Convention, 1946 (No. 71) 29 Dec 1949 In Force
C072 - Paid Vacations (Seafarers) Convention, 1946 (No. 72) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Instrument not in force
C073 - Medical Examination (Seafarers) Convention, 1946 (No. 73) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C075 - Accommodation of Crews Convention, 1946 (No. 75) 29 Dec 1949 Not in force Instrument not in force
C108 - Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 (No. 108) 26 Jan 1977 In Force
C146 - Seafarers' Annual Leave with Pay Convention, 1976 (No. 146)Length of annual leave specified: 30 days 12 Jun 2003 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C147 - Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147)P147 - Protocol of 1996 to the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 ratified on 09 Jun 2005 (Not in force)Has ratified the Protocol of 1996 24 Feb 2003 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C163 - Seafarers' Welfare Convention, 1987 (No. 163) 01 Mar 2004 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 111th Session (2023)
C164 - Health Protection and Medical Care (Seafarers) Convention, 1987 (No. 164) 24 Mar 2005 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C166 - Repatriation of Seafarers Convention (Revised), 1987 (No. 166) 30 Jul 2003 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 12 Apr 2011 by convention MLC, 2006
C178 - Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996 (No. 178) 09 Jun 2005 Not in force Instrument not in force
C179 - Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, 1996 (No. 179) 12 Jun 2003 Not in force Instrument not in force
C180 - Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention, 1996 (No. 180) 24 Feb 2003 Not in force Instrument not 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; maternity benefit and invalidity benefit. 12 Apr 2010 In Force MLC Amendments

Fishers

ConventionDateStatusNote
C112 - Minimum Age (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 112) 02 Mar 1961 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 23 Apr 1981 by convention C138
C113 - Medical Examination (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 113) 02 Mar 1961 In Force

Dockworkers

ConventionDateStatusNote
C027 - Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. 27) 04 Jun 1935 In Force
C032 - Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932 (No. 32) 29 Dec 1949 In Force

Specific categories of workers

ConventionDateStatusNote
C177 - Home Work Convention, 1996 (No. 177) 17 Jul 2009 In Force

Final Articles Conventions

ConventionDateStatusNote
C080 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946 (No. 80) 07 Nov 1955 In Force
C116 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1961 (No. 116) 03 Oct 1969 In Force
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