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The Minimum Age Convention, 1973, is a Convention adopted in 1973 by the International Labour Organization. It requires ratifying states to pursue a national policy designed to ensure the effective abolition of child labour and to raise progressively the minimum age for admission to employment or work.
[edit] Modification
The Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (Convention C138) is a revision of:
[edit] Ratifications
The following countries have ratified this Convention:
| Country |
Date |
Minimum age (years) |
| Albania |
February 16, 1998 |
16 |
| Algeria |
April 30, 1984 |
16 |
| Angola |
June 13, 2001 |
14 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
March 17, 1983 |
16 |
| Argentina |
November 11, 1996 |
14 |
| Armenia |
January 27, 2006 |
16 |
| Austria |
September 18, 2000 |
15 |
| Azerbaijan |
May 19, 1992 |
16 |
| Bahamas |
October 31, 2001 |
14 |
| Barbados |
January 4, 2000 |
15 |
| Belarus |
May 3, 1979 |
16 |
| Belgium |
April 19, 1988 |
15 |
| Belize |
March 6, 2000 |
14 |
| Benin |
June 11, 2001 |
14 |
| Bolivia |
June 11, 1997 |
14 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
June 2, 1993 |
15 |
| Botswana |
June 5, 1997 |
14 |
| Brazil |
June 28, 2001 |
16 |
| Bulgaria |
April 23, 1980 |
16 |
| Burkina Faso |
February 11, 1999 |
15 |
| Burundi |
July 19, 2000 |
16 |
| Cambodia |
August 23, 1999 |
14 |
| Cameroon |
August 13, 2001 |
14 |
| Central African Republic |
June 28, 2000 |
14 |
| Chad |
March 21, 2005 |
14 |
| Chile |
February 1, 1999 |
15 |
| China |
April 28, 1999 |
16 |
| Colombia |
February 2, 2001 |
14 |
| Comoros |
March 17, 2004 |
15 |
| Congo |
November 26, 1999 |
14 |
| Costa Rica |
June 11, 1976 |
15 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
February 7, 2003 |
14 |
| Croatia |
October 8, 1991 |
15 |
| Cuba |
March 7, 1975 |
15 |
| Cyprus |
October 2, 1997 |
15 |
| Czech Republic |
April 26, 2007 |
15 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
June 20, 2001 |
14 |
| Denmark |
November 13, 1997 |
15 |
| Djibouti |
June 14, 2005 |
16 |
| Dominica |
September 27, 1983 |
15 |
| Dominican Republic |
June 15, 1999 |
14 |
| Ecuador |
September 19, 2000 |
14 |
| Egypt |
June 9, 1999 |
14 |
| El Salvador |
January 23, 1996 |
14 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
June 12, 1985 |
14 |
| Eritrea |
February 22, 2000 |
14 |
| Estonia |
March 15, 2007 |
15 |
| Ethiopia |
May 27, 1999 |
14 |
| Fiji |
January 3, 2003 |
15 |
| Finland |
January 13, 1976 |
15 |
| France |
July 13, 1990 |
16 |
| Gambia |
September 4, 2000 |
14 |
| Georgia |
September 23, 1996 |
15 |
| Germany |
April 8, 1976 |
15 |
| Greece |
March 14, 1986 |
15 |
| Grenada |
May 14, 2003 |
16 |
| Guatemala |
April 27, 1990 |
14 |
| Guinea |
June 6, 2003 |
16 |
| Guyana |
April 15, 1998 |
15 |
| Honduras |
June 9, 1980 |
14 |
| Hungary |
May 28, 1998 |
16 |
| Iceland |
December 6, 1999 |
15 |
| Indonesia |
June 7, 1999 |
15 |
| Iraq |
February 13, 1985 |
15 |
| Ireland |
June 22, 1978 |
16 |
| Israel |
June 21, 1979 |
15 |
| Italy |
July 28, 1981 |
15 |
| Jamaica |
October 13, 2003 |
15 |
| Japan |
June 5, 2000 |
15 |
| Jordan |
March 23, 1998 |
16 |
| Kazakhstan |
May 18, 2001 |
16 |
| Kenya |
April 9, 1979 |
16 |
| Republic of Korea |
January 28, 1999 |
15 |
| Kuwait |
November 15, 1999 |
15 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
March 31, 1992 |
16 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
June 13, 2005 |
14 |
| Latvia |
June 2, 2006 |
15 |
| Lebanon |
June 10, 2003 |
14 |
| Lesotho |
June 14, 2001 |
15 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
June 19, 1975 |
15 |
| Lithuania |
June 22, 1998 |
16 |
| Luxembourg |
March 24, 1977 |
15 |
| Madagascar |
May 31, 2000 |
15 |
| Malawi |
November 19, 1999 |
14 |
| Malaysia |
September 9, 1997 |
15 |
| Mali |
March 11, 2002 |
15 |
| Malta |
June 9, 1988 |
16 |
| Mauritania |
December 3, 2001 |
14 |
| Mauritius |
July 30, 1990 |
15 |
| Republic of Moldova |
September 21, 1999 |
16 |
| Mongolia |
December 16, 2002 |
15 |
| Morocco |
January 6, 2000 |
15 |
| Mozambique |
June 16, 2003 |
15 |
| Namibia |
November 15, 2000 |
14 |
| Nepal |
May 30, 1997 |
14 |
| Netherlands |
September 14, 1976 |
15 |
| Nicaragua |
November 2, 1981 |
14 |
| Niger |
December 4, 1978 |
14 |
| Nigeria |
October 2, 2002 |
15 |
| Norway |
July 8, 1980 |
15 |
| Oman |
July 21, 2005 |
15 |
| Pakistan |
July 6, 2006 |
14 |
| Panama |
October 31, 2000 |
14 |
| Papua New Guinea |
June 2, 2000 |
16 |
| Paraguay |
March 3, 2004 |
14 |
| Peru |
November 13, 2002 |
14 |
| Philippines |
June 4, 1998 |
15 |
| Poland |
March 22, 1978 |
15 |
| Portugal |
May 20, 1998 |
16 |
| Qatar |
January 3, 2006 |
16 |
| Romania |
November 19, 1975 |
16 |
| Russian Federation |
May 3, 1979 |
16 |
| Rwanda |
April 15, 1981 |
14 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
June 3, 2005 |
16 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
July 25, 2006 |
14 |
| San Marino |
February 1, 1995 |
16 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
May 4, 2005 |
14 |
| Senegal |
December 15, 1999 |
15 |
| Serbia |
November 24, 2000 |
15 |
| Seychelles |
March 7, 2000 |
15 |
| Singapore |
November 7, 2005 |
15 |
| Slovakia |
September 29, 1997 |
15 |
| Slovenia |
May 29, 1992 |
15 |
| South Africa |
March 30, 2000 |
15 |
| Spain |
May 16, 1977 |
16 |
| Sri Lanka |
February 11, 2000 |
14 |
| Sudan |
March 7, 2003 |
14 |
| Swaziland |
October 23, 2002 |
15 |
| Sweden |
April 23, 1990 |
15 |
| Switzerland |
August 17, 1999 |
15 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
September 18, 2001 |
15 |
| Tajikistan |
November 26, 1993 |
16 |
| United Republic of Tanzania |
December 16, 1998 |
14 |
| Thailand |
May 11, 2004 |
15 |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
November 17, 1991 |
15 |
| Togo |
March 16, 1984 |
14 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
September 3, 2004 |
16 |
| Tunisia |
October 19, 1995 |
16 |
| Turkey |
October 30, 1998 |
15 |
| Uganda |
March 25, 2003 |
14 |
| Ukraine |
May 3, 1979 |
16 |
| United Arab Emirates |
October 2, 1998 |
15 |
| United Kingdom |
June 7, 2000 |
16 |
| Uruguay |
June 2, 1977 |
15 |
| Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
July 15, 1987 |
14 |
| Viet Nam |
June 24, 2003 |
15 |
| Yemen |
June 15, 2000 |
14 |
| Zambia |
February 9, 1976 |
15 |
| Zimbabwe |
June 6, 2000 |
14 |
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