Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919


Hours of Work Convention, 1919 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1919:
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the "application of the principle of the 8-hour working day or of the 48-hours week"...

Ratifications

As of 2013, the convention had been ratified by 52 states. Of these ratifying states, one—New Zealand—has subsequently denounced the treaty.
CountryDateNotes
AngolaJune 4, 1976-
ArgentinaNovember 30, 1933-
AustriaJune 12, 1924conditional ratification
BangladeshJune 22, 1972-
BelgiumSeptember 6, 1926-
BoliviaNovember 15, 1973-
BulgariaFebruary 14, 1922-
BurundiJuly 30, 1971-
CanadaMarch 21, 1935-
ChileSeptember 15, 1925-
ColombiaJune 20, 1933-
ComorosNovember 23, 1978-
Costa RicaMarch 1, 1982-
CubaSeptember 20, 1934-
Czech RepublicJanuary 1, 1993-
DjiboutiAugust 3, 1978-
Dominican RepublicFebruary 4, 1933-
EgyptMay 10, 1960ratified as the United Arab Republic
Equatorial GuineaJune 12, 1985-
FranceFebruary 6, 1927conditional ratification
GhanaJune 19, 1973-
GreeceNovember 19, 1920-
GuatemalaJune 14, 1988-
Guinea-BissauFebruary 21, 1977-
HaitiMarch 31, 1952-
IndiaJuly 14, 1921ratified as British India
IraqAugust 24, 1965-
IsraelJune 26, 1951-
ItalyOctober 6, 1924conditional ratification
KuwaitSeptember 21, 1961-
LatviaAugust 15, 1925conditional ratification
LebanonJune 1, 1977-
LibyaMay 27, 1971-
LithuaniaJune 19, 1931-
LuxembourgApril 16, 1928-
MaltaJune 9, 1988-
MozambiqueJune 6, 1977-
MyanmarJuly 14, 1921-
New ZealandMarch 29, 1938denounced June 9, 1989
NicaraguaApril 12, 1934-
PakistanJuly 14, 1921ratified as British India
ParaguayMarch 21, 1966-
PeruAugust 11, 1945-
PortugalJuly 3, 1928-
RomaniaJune 13, 1921-
Saudi ArabiaJune 15, 1978-
SlovakiaJanuary 1, 1993-
SpainFebruary 22, 1929-
Syrian Arab RepublicMay 10, 1960ratified as the United Arab Republic
United Arab EmiratesMay 27, 1982-
UruguayJune 6, 1933-
Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaNovember 20, 1944-