| C45 | |
|---|---|
| ILO Convention | |
| Date of adoption | 21 June 1935 |
| Date in force | 30 May 1937 |
| Classification | Underground Work |
| Subject | Occupational Safety and Health |
| Previous | Unemployment Provision Convention, 1934 (shelved) |
| Next | Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention (Revised), 1935 |
The Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1935, with the preamble stating:
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the employment of women on underground work in mines of all kinds,..
As of 2023, the treaty has been ratified by 98 states. Of the ratifying states, 30 have subsequently denounced the convention.
[ What are the consequences of denunciation? ]
| Country | Ratification date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 14 May 1937 | ratified |
| Angola | 4 June 1976 | ratified |
| Argentina | 14 March 1950 | ratified |
| Australia | 7 October 1953 | denounced on 20 May 1988 |
| Austria | 3 July 1937 | denounced on 3 April 2008 |
| Azerbaijan | 19 May 1992 | ratified |
| Bahamas | 25 May 1976 | ratified |
| Bangladesh | 22 June 1972 | ratified |
| Belarus (as the Byelorussian SSR) | 4 August 1961 | ratified |
| Belgium | 4 August 1937 | denounced on 30 May 2008 |
| Bolivia | 15 November 1973 | ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 June 1993 | denounced on 26 March 2018 |
| Brazil | 22 September 1938 | ratified |
| Bulgaria | 29 December 1949 | ratified |
| Cameroon | 3 September 1962 | ratified |
| Canada | 16 September 1966 | denounced on 19 May 1978 |
| Chile | 16 March 1946 | denounced on 30 May 1997 |
| China (as the Republic of China) | 2 December 1936 | ratified |
| Costa Rica | 22 March 1960 | ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5 May 1961 | ratified |
| Croatia | 8 October 1991 | ratified |
| Cuba | 14 April 1936 | ratified |
| Cyprus | 23 September 1960 | denounced on 11 July 2017 |
| Czech Republic | 1 January 1993 | denounced on 24 April 2008 |
| Djibouti | 3 August 1978 | denounced on 29 May 2008 |
| Dominican Republic | 12 August 1957 | ratified |
| Ecuador | 6 July 1954 | ratified |
| Egypt | 11 July 1947 | ratified |
| Estonia | 4 June 1937 | denounced on 6 December 2007 |
| Fiji | 19 April 1974 | ratified |
| Finland | 3 March 1938 | denounced on 19 September 1997 |
| France | 25 January 1938 | denounced on 2 May 2008 |
| Gabon | 13 June 1961 | ratified |
| Germany | 15 November 1954 | denounced on 25 April 2008 |
| Ghana | 20 May 1957 | ratified |
| Greece | 30 May 1936 | ratified |
| Guatemala | 7 March 1960 | ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | 21 February 1977 | ratified |
| Guinea | 12 December 1966 | ratified |
| Guyana | 8 June 1966 | ratified |
| Haiti | 5 April 1960 | ratified |
| Honduras | 20 June 1960 | ratified |
| Hungary | 19 December 1938 | denounced on 30 May 2008 |
| India | 25 March 1938 | ratified |
| Indonesia | 12 June 1950 | ratified |
| Ireland | 20 August 1936 | denounced on 27 May 1988 |
| Italy | 22 October 1952 | denounced on 29 May 2008 |
| Japan | 11 June 1956 | ratified |
| Kenya | 13 January 1964 | ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | 31 March 1992 | ratified |
| Lebanon | 26 July 1962 | ratified |
| Lesotho | 31 October 1966 | ratified |
| Luxembourg | 3 March 1958 | denounced on 29 April 1988 |
| Malawi | 22 March 1965 | ratified |
| Malaysia (as the Federation of Malaya) | 11 November 1957 | ratified |
| Malta | 9 June 1988 | denounced on 29 May 2008 |
| Mexico | 21 February 1938 | ratified |
| Montenegro | 3 June 2006 | ratified |
| Morocco | 20 September 1956 | ratified |
| Netherlands | 20 February 1937 | denounced on 29 April 1998 |
| New Zealand | 29 March 1938 | denounced on 23 June 1987 |
| Nicaragua | 1 March 1976 | ratified |
| Nigeria | 17 October 1960 | ratified |
| North Macedonia [1] | 17 November 1991 | ratified |
| Pakistan | 25 March 1938 | ratified |
| Panama | 16 February 1959 | ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 May 1976 | ratified |
| Peru | 8 November 1945 | denounced on 9 June 1997 |
| Poland | 15 June 1957 | denounced on 29 May 2008 |
| Portugal | 18 October 1937 | ratified |
| Russian Federation (as the Soviet Union) | 4 May 1961 | ratified |
| Saudi Arabia | 15 June 1978 | ratified |
| Serbia (as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) | 24 November 2000 | ratified |
| Sierra Leone | 13 June 1961 | ratified |
| Singapore | 25 October 1965 | ratified |
| Slovakia | 1 January 1993 | denounced on 20 February 2008 |
| Slovenia | 29 May 1992 | denounced on 18 March 2008 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 August 1985 | ratified |
| Somalia | 18 November 1960 | ratified |
| South Africa | 25 June 1936 | ratified |
| Spain | 24 June 1958 | denounced |
| Sri Lanka | 20 December 1950 | ratified |
| Swaziland | 5 June 1981 | ratified |
| Sweden | 11 July 1936 | denounced on 15 June 1967 |
| Switzerland | 23 May 1940 | ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 26 July 1960 | ratified |
| Tajikistan | 26 November 1993 | ratified |
| Tanzania (as Tanganyika) | 30 January 1962 | ratified |
| Tunisia | 15 May 1957 | ratified |
| Turkey | 21 April 1938 | ratified |
| Uganda | 4 June 1963 | ratified |
| Ukraine (as the Ukrainian SSR) | 4 August 1961 | ratified |
| United Kingdom | 18 July 1936 | denounced on 26 May 1988 |
| Uruguay | 18 March 1954 | denounced on 26 May 1978 |
| Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 20 November 1944 | ratified |
| Viet Nam | 3 October 1994 | ratified |
| Zambia | 2 December 1964 | denounced on 3 March 1998 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 June 1980 | denounced on 30 May 2008 |