Occupational Cancer Convention, 1974

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Occupational Cancer Convention
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Parties to the convention
Type Workplace safety standards
Signed24 June 1974
LocationGeneva
Effective10 June 1976
Condition2 ratifications
Ratifiers41
DepositaryDirector-General of the International Labour Office
LanguagesFrench and English
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The Occupational Cancer Convention is an International Labour Organization Convention on workplace safety standards against occupational cancer, established in 1974 during the 59th session of the Interlnational Labour Conference. [1] The convention entered into force in 1976 after ratification of Ecuador and Hungary.

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Ratifications

As of April 2023, the convention has been ratified by 41 countries. [2]

CountryDateStatus
Afghanistan 16 May 1979In Force
Argentina 15 Jun 1978In Force
Belgium 11 Oct 1996In Force
Brazil 27 Jun 1990In Force
Croatia 08 Oct 1991In Force
Czech Republic 01 Jan 1993In Force
Denmark 06 Jun 1978In Force
Ecuador 27 Mar 1975In Force
Egypt 25 Mar 1982In Force
Finland 04 May 1977In Force

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References

  1. "Occupational Cancer Convention". International Labour Office . Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11300:0::NO:11300:P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:312284