| C47 | |
|---|---|
| ILO Convention | |
| Date of adoption | June 22, 1935 |
| Date in force | May 23, 1957 |
| Classification | Hours of Work |
| Subject | Working Time |
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Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1935, with the preamble stating:
Considering that in pursuance of the Resolutions adopted by the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Sessions of the International Labour Conference it is necessary that a continuous effort should be made to reduce hours of work in all forms of employment to such extent as is possible;...
As of 2023, the convention has been ratified by 15 states.
| Country | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1970.10.22 | ratified |
| Azerbaijan | 1992.05.19 | ratified |
| Belarus (as the Byelorussian SSR) | 1956.08.21 | ratified |
| Finland | 1989.11.23 | ratified |
| South Korea | 2011.11.07 | ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1992.03.31 | ratified |
| Lithuania | 1994.09.26 | ratified |
| Moldova | 1997.12.09 | ratified |
| New Zealand | 1938.03.29 | ratified |
| Norway | 1979.03.13 | ratified |
| Russian Federation (as the Soviet Union) | 1956.06.23 | ratified |
| Sweden | 1982.08.11 | ratified |
| Tajikistan | 1993.11.26 | ratified |
| Ukraine (as the Ukrainian SSR) | 1956.08.10 | ratified |
| Uzbekistan | 1992.07.13 | ratified |
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