| C2 | |
|---|---|
| ILO Convention | |
| Date of adoption | November 28, 1919 |
| Date in force | July 14, 1921 |
| Classification | Unemployment |
| Subject | Employment policy and Promotion |
| Previous | Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 |
| Next | Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 |
Unemployment 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 "question of preventing or providing against unemployment",...
As of 2013, the convention had been ratified by 57 states. Of the ratifying states, three have subsequently denounced the treaty.
| Country | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | November 30, 1933 | |
| Australia | June 15, 1972 | |
| Austria | June 12, 1924 | |
| Belgium | August 25, 1930 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | June 2, 1993 | |
| Bulgaria | February 14, 1922 | denounced July 20, 1960 |
| Central African Republic | June 9, 1964 | |
| Chile | May 31, 1933 | |
| Colombia | June 20, 1933 | |
| Cyprus | October 8, 1965 | |
| Denmark | October 13, 1921 | |
| Djibouti | August 3, 1978 | |
| Ecuador | February 5, 1962 | |
| Egypt | July 3, 1954 | |
| Estonia | December 20, 1922 | |
| Ethiopia | June 11, 1966 | |
| Finland | October 19, 1921 | |
| France | August 25, 1925 | |
| Germany | June 6, 1925 | |
| Greece | November 19, 1920 | |
| Guyana | June 8, 1966 | |
| Hungary | March 1, 1928 | |
| Iceland | February 17, 1958 | |
| India | July 14, 1921 | denounced April 16, 1938 |
| Ireland | September 4, 1925 | |
| Italy | April 10, 1923 | |
| Japan | November 23, 1922 | |
| Kenya | January 13, 1964 | |
| Luxembourg | April 16, 1928 | |
| Malta | January 4, 1965 | |
| Mauritius | December 2, 1969 | |
| Montenegro | June 3, 2006 | |
| Morocco | October 14, 1960 | |
| Myanmar | July 14, 1921 | |
| Netherlands | February 6, 1932 | |
| New Zealand | March 29, 1938 | |
| Nicaragua | April 12, 1934 | |
| North Macedonia | November 17, 1991 | |
| Norway | November 23, 1921 | |
| Papua New Guinea | May 1, 1976 | |
| Poland | June 21, 1924 | |
| Romania | June 13, 1921 | |
| Serbia | November 24, 2000 | ratified as Serbia and Montenegro |
| Seychelles | February 6, 1978 | |
| Slovenia | May 29, 1992 | |
| South Africa | February 20, 1924 | |
| Spain | July 4, 1923 | |
| South Korea | November 7, 2011 | |
| Sudan | June 18, 1957 | |
| Sweden | September 27, 1921 | |
| Switzerland | October 9, 1922 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | July 26, 1960 | As the United Arab Republic |
| Turkey | July 14, 1950 | |
| Ukraine | May 16, 1994 | |
| United Kingdom | July 14, 1921 | |
| Uruguay | June 6, 1933 | denounced November 11, 1982 |
| Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | November 20, 1944 |
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