507/1990 Coll.
The communication from the
the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs declares that on 22 November. June
1965 was on 49. meeting of the General Conference of the international organization
work accepted Convention on the minimum age for work underground in mines (No.
123). Ratification of the Convention was the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
written on 7. June 1968 the Director General of the International Office
work. According to article 7 of the Convention entered for the Czechoslovak
Socialist Republic entered into force on 7 February 2004. June 1969.
Czech translation of the Convention shall be published at the same time.
Convention No. 123
The Convention on the minimum age for work underground in mines
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,
that was convened by the Administrative Council of the International Labour Office in Geneva and
there met on 2 February 2005. June 1965 at their 49. the meeting,
rozhodnuvši accept some proposals concerning the minimum age for
underground work in mines, which are the fourth point of the agenda of the meeting,
Noting that the Convention on underground work (women), 1935, in principle, prohibited
employ women, regardless of age, underground work in mines,
Noting that the Convention on the minimum age (industry) (revised), 1937
that is applicable to mines, provides that children under 15 years of age shall not be
employed and may not work in any public or private undertaking
even in his Branch Office
Noting that the terms of such employment, which, for their nature,
or due to the environment in which they are exercised, are dangerous
life, health, or morals of employees, the Convention further provides that
national law shall determine the competent authority shall authorise, or to determine the higher age
than 15 years for the admission of juveniles or adolescents of persons to such
work,
taking into account that due to the nature of the work below ground in mines is
desirable to adopt international standards that specify a higher age limit than
15 years and for admission to such employment, and stanovivši that these
the standards will take the form of an International Convention,
accepts 22 July. June 1965 following the Convention, which will be marked with the
as the Convention on the minimum age (underground work), 1965.
Article 1
1. for the purposes of this Convention, the term "mine" means any undertaking, whether
public or private, for the extraction of substances that are located below the surface of the Earth,
When that people are employed under the ground.
2. the provisions of this Convention relating to employment or work in
the mines also apply to employment and work in the quarries.
Article 2
1. persons below the age limits specified are not employed or
work underground in mines.
2. each Member which ratifies this Convention shall be determined by the minimum age
in a statement, which will be attached to ratification.
3. the minimum age will not in any case be lower than 16 years of age.
Article 3
Each Member State which has ratified this Convention may subsequently
notify the Director-General of the International Labour Office later
Declaration that specifies a minimum age higher than that specified in the
the time of the ratification.
Article 4
1. To ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of this Convention shall take
the competent authorities shall take all necessary measures, including the establishment of adequate
sanctions.
2. any Member State which ratifies this Convention undertakes to
to maintain an adequate system of control for the purpose of supervision of the implementation of the
the provisions of this Convention or to verify that an adequate check is
exercised.
3. National laws or regulations shall determine the persons responsible for the implementation of the
the provisions of this Convention.
4. An employer shall maintain and make available to the inspection authorities records
containing information on persons who are employed by or working under the ground
and that are less than two years older than the minimum age.
These lists will contain
and) date of birth, if possible, certified, and
(b) specifying the date, from) where a worker is employed or began working in
undertaking under the ground.
5. the employer shall make available at their request, the representatives of workers
lists of persons employed by or working under the ground, which are less
than two years older than the minimum age. These lists will be
include the date of birth of such persons, and the date indicating when they are
employed or work in the business started under the ground.
Article 5
The minimum age specified in accordance with articles 2 and 3 of this Convention will be determined after
consulting the most representative organizations
of employers and workers.
Article 6
The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the Director-
The International Labour Office and written by him.
Article 7
1. this Convention obliges Member States only, international organization
labour, whose ratification has been registered by the Director General.
2. Shall take effect twelve months after the date the Director writes
the ratification of the two Member States.
3. For each Member State, this Convention shall take effect twelve
months from the date on which its ratification has been registered.
Article 8
1. each Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it
After the expiration of ten years from the date on which this Convention first acquired
the effectiveness of written communication, the Director General of the International Office
work that is writes. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on which the
It was registered.
2. each Member State that has ratified this Convention and which does not apply
rights to terminate her under this article during the year following
the expiry of the period of ten years, as indicated in the previous paragraph, the
bound by the Convention for the next ten-year period and then it will be able to terminate
on the expiry of the 10-year period, under the conditions laid down in this
article.
Article 9
1. the Director General of the International Labour Office shall notify all Member
States, the International Labour Organisation the ratification of, and writing all the testimony,
members of the Organization shall communicate to him.
2. When the Member States of the Organization to communicate to write the second
the ratification was announced to him, General Manager notifies Member
States of the Organization to the date when this Convention enters into force.
Article 10
Director General of the International Labour Office shall notify the
the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration in accordance with article 102 the Charter of the United
Nations full particulars of all ratifications and denunciations that enrolled
under the provisions of the preceding articles.
Article 11
Always, if deemed necessary, the Governing Board of the International Office
work shall submit to the General Conference a report on the implementation of this Convention, and
examine whether it is advisable to put on the agenda of the General Conference
the question of its full or partial revision.
Article 12
1. the General Conference adopt a new Convention revising all or
partly this Convention and does not appoint a new Convention
and the new Convention revising) the ratification by a Member State will result ipso jure
immediate denunciation of this Convention, notwithstanding the provisions of article 8, with the
subject to the new revising Convention enters into force;
(b)), from the time when the new revising Convention enters into force, this Convention
Member States shall cease to be open to ratification.
2. this Convention shall remain in force, however, both in form and content for those
Member States which have ratified it, and that have not ratified the revising
the Convention.
Article 13
The English and French texts of this Convention are equally authentic.
