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The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,
Convened in Geneva by the Governing Council of the International Labour Office, and meeting on 25 October 1921, at its third session,
After deciding to adopt various proposals relating to the rights of association and coalition of agricultural workers, a matter included in the fourth item of the agenda of the session, and
Having decided that these proposals would take the form of an international convention,
Adopts the following Convention, which will be known as the Convention on the Right of Association (Agriculture), 1921, to be ratified by the members of the International Labour Organization, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Organization International Labour 5 .
Any member of the International Labour Organization ratifying this Convention shall undertake to ensure that all persons employed in agriculture have the same rights of association and coalition as the workers of the industry, and to repeal Any legislative or other provisions having the effect of restricting these rights to agricultural workers.
The official ratifications of this Convention, under the conditions established by the Constitution of the International Labour Organization, shall be communicated to and registered by the Director General of the International Labour Office.
This Convention shall enter into force as soon as the ratifications of two members of the International Labour Organization have been registered by the Director General.
2. It shall bind only those members whose ratification has been registered with the International Labour Office.
3. Thereafter, this Convention shall enter into force for each Member on the date on which its ratification has been registered at the International Labour Office.
As soon as the ratifications of two members of the International Labour Organization have been registered with the International Labour Office, the Director-General of the International Labour Office will notify all members of the The International Labour Organization. It will also notify them of the registration of ratifications, which will subsequently be communicated to it by all other members of the organisation.
Subject to the provisions of Art. 3, any member ratifying this Agreement undertakes to apply the provisions of s. 1, no later than 1 Er January 1924, and to take such measures as will be necessary to make these provisions effective.
Any member of the International Labour Organization ratifying this Convention undertakes to apply it to its colonies, possessions and protectorates in accordance with the provisions of Art. 35 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization.
Any member who has ratified this Convention may denounce it at the expiration of a period of ten years after the date of the initial implementation of the Convention by an act communicated to the Director General of the International Labour Office and By registered. The denunciation shall take effect only one year after being registered at the International Labour Office.
Whenever it deems it necessary, the Governing Council of the International Labour Office shall submit to the General Conference a report on the application of this Convention and consider whether it should be included in the agenda of the Conference the question of its total or partial revision.
1 New content according to Art. 1 of conv. N O 116 of 26 June 1961, approved by the ass. Fed. 2 Oct. 1962 and in force for Switzerland since 5 Nov 1962 (RO 1962 1404; FF 1962 I 1412).
Both the English and French texts of this Agreement shall prevail.
| States Parties |
Ratification Statement of Succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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| Albania |
3 June |
1957 |
3 June |
1957 |
| Algeria |
19 October |
1962 S |
19 October |
1962 |
| Germany |
6 June |
1925 |
6 June |
1925 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
2 February |
1983 S |
2 February |
1983 |
| Argentina |
26 May |
1936 |
26 May |
1936 |
| Australia |
24 December |
1957 |
24 December |
1957 |
| Austria |
12 June |
1924 |
12 June |
1924 |
| Azerbaijan |
19 May |
1992 S |
19 May |
1992 |
| Bahamas |
25 May |
1976 S |
25 May |
1976 |
| Bangladesh |
22 June |
1972 S |
22 June |
1972 |
| Barbados |
8 May |
1967 S |
8 May |
1967 |
| Belarus |
6 November |
1956 |
6 November |
1956 |
| Belgium |
19 July |
1926 |
19 July |
1926 |
| Belize |
15 December |
1983 S |
15 December |
1983 |
| Benin |
12 December |
1960 S |
12 December |
1960 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 June |
1993 S |
2 June |
1993 |
| Brazil |
April 25 |
1957 |
April 25 |
1957 |
| Bulgaria |
6 March |
1925 |
6 March |
1925 |
| Burkina Faso |
21 November |
1960 S |
21 November |
1960 |
| Burundi |
March 11 |
1963 S |
March 11 |
1963 |
| Cameroon |
7 June |
1960 S |
7 June |
1960 |
| Chile |
September 15 |
1925 |
September 15 |
1925 |
| China |
April 27 |
1934 |
April 27 |
1934 |
| Hong Kong A |
1 Er July |
1997 |
1 Er July |
1997 |
| Macao B |
20 December |
1999 |
20 December |
1999 |
| Cyprus |
8 October |
1965 |
8 October |
1965 |
| Colombia |
20 June |
1933 |
20 June |
1933 |
| Comoros |
23 October |
1978 S |
23 October |
1978 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) |
10 November |
1960 S |
10 November |
1960 |
| Congo, Kinshasa |
September 20 |
1960 S |
September 20 |
1960 |
| Costa Rica |
16 September |
1963 |
16 September |
1963 |
| Côte d' Ivoire |
21 November |
1960 S |
21 November |
1960 |
| Croatia |
8 October |
1991 S |
8 October |
1991 |
| Cuba |
22 August |
1935 |
22 August |
1935 |
| Denmark |
20 June |
1930 |
20 June |
1930 |
| Greenland |
May 31 |
1954 |
May 31 |
1954 |
| Faroe Islands |
28 September |
1960 |
28 September |
1960 |
| Djibouti |
August 3 |
1978 S |
August 3 |
1978 |
| Dominica |
28 February |
1983 S |
28 February |
1983 |
| Egypt |
3 July |
1954 |
3 July |
1954 |
| Ecuador |
10 March |
1969 |
10 March |
1969 |
| Spain |
29 August |
1932 |
29 August |
1932 |
| Estonia |
8 September |
1922 |
8 September |
1922 |
| Ethiopia |
4 June |
1963 |
4 June |
1963 |
| Fiji |
19 April |
1974 S |
19 April |
1974 |
| Finland |
19 June |
1923 |
19 June |
1923 |
| France |
23 March |
1929 |
23 March |
1929 |
| Guadeloupe |
9 December |
1933 |
9 December |
1933 |
| Martinique |
9 December |
1933 |
9 December |
1933 |
| New Caledonia |
July 8 |
1958 |
July 8 |
1958 |
| French Polynesia |
July 8 |
1958 |
July 8 |
1958 |
| Meeting |
9 December |
1933 |
9 December |
1933 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
July 8 |
1958 |
July 8 |
1958 |
| Gabon |
14 October |
1960 S |
14 October |
1960 |
| Ghana |
March 14 |
1968 |
March 14 |
1968 |
| Greece |
13 June |
1952 |
13 June |
1952 |
| Grenada |
July 9 |
1979 S |
July 9 |
1979 |
| Guatemala |
14 June |
1988 |
14 June |
1988 |
| Guinea |
21 January |
1959 S |
21 January |
1959 |
| Guyana |
8 June |
1966 S |
8 June |
1966 |
| India |
11 May |
1923 |
11 May |
1923 |
| Iraq |
1 Er April |
1985 |
1 Er April |
1985 |
| Ireland |
17 June |
1924 |
17 June |
1924 |
| Iceland |
August 21 |
1956 |
August 21 |
1956 |
| Italy |
8 September |
1924 |
8 September |
1924 |
| Jamaica |
July 8 |
1963 |
July 8 |
1963 |
| Kenya |
13 January |
1964 S |
13 January |
1964 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
March 31 |
1992 S |
March 31 |
1992 |
| Lesotho |
October 31 |
1966 S |
October 31 |
1966 |
| Latvia |
9 September |
1924 |
9 September |
1924 |
| Lithuania |
26 September |
1994 |
26 September |
1994 |
| Luxembourg |
April 16 |
1928 |
April 16 |
1928 |
| Macedonia |
17 November |
1991 S |
17 November |
1991 |
| Madagascar |
1 Er November |
1960 S |
1 Er November |
1960 |
| Malaysia |
3 March |
1964 S |
3 March |
1964 |
| Malawi |
22 March |
1965 S |
22 March |
1965 |
| Mali |
22 September |
1960 S |
22 September |
1960 |
| Malta |
4 January |
1965 S |
4 January |
1965 |
| Morocco |
20 May |
1957 |
20 May |
1957 |
| Mauritius |
2 December |
1969 S |
2 December |
1969 |
| Mauritania |
20 June |
1961 S |
20 June |
1961 |
| Mexico |
20 May |
1937 |
20 May |
1937 |
| Moldova |
April 4 |
2003 |
April 4 |
2003 |
| Montenegro |
3 June |
2006 |
3 June |
2006 |
| Mozambique |
6 June |
1977 |
6 June |
1977 |
| Myanmar |
11 May |
1923 |
11 May |
1923 |
| Nicaragua |
12 April |
1934 |
12 April |
1934 |
| Niger |
February 27 |
1961 S |
February 27 |
1961 |
| Nigeria |
June 16 |
1961 |
June 16 |
1961 |
| Norway |
11 June |
1929 |
11 June |
1929 |
| New Zealand |
March 29 |
1938 |
March 29 |
1938 |
| Cook Islands |
26 October |
1951 |
26 October |
1951 |
| Niue |
26 October |
1951 |
26 October |
1951 |
| Uganda |
4 June |
1963 S |
4 June |
1963 |
| Pakistan |
11 May |
1923 |
11 May |
1923 |
| Panama |
19 June |
1970 |
19 June |
1970 |
| Papua New Guinea |
1 Er May |
1976 S |
1 Er May |
1976 |
| Paraguay |
May 16 |
1968 |
May 16 |
1968 |
| Netherlands |
August 20 |
1926 |
August 20 |
1926 |
| Curaçao |
15 December |
1955 |
15 December |
1955 |
| Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) |
15 December |
1955 |
15 December |
1955 |
| Sint Maarten |
15 December |
1955 |
15 December |
1955 |
| Peru |
8 November |
1945 |
8 November |
1945 |
| Poland |
21 June |
1924 |
21 June |
1924 |
| Portugal |
27 September |
1977 |
27 September |
1977 |
| Central African Republic |
27 October |
1960 S |
27 October |
1960 |
| Czech Republic |
1 Er January |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
| Romania |
10 November |
1930 |
10 November |
1930 |
| United Kingdom |
August 6 |
1923 |
August 6 |
1923 |
| Bermuda |
4 June |
1962 |
4 June |
1962 |
| Gibraltar |
4 June |
1962 |
4 June |
1962 |
| Falkland Islands |
4 June |
1962 |
4 June |
1962 |
| British Virgin Islands |
5 October |
1962 |
5 October |
1962 |
| Montserrat |
4 June |
1962 |
4 June |
1962 |
| St. Helena |
5 October |
1962 |
5 October |
1962 |
| Russia |
10 August |
1956 |
10 August |
1956 |
| Rwanda |
18 September |
1962 S |
18 September |
1962 |
|
21 October |
1998 S |
21 October |
1998 |
| Saint Lucia |
14 May |
1980 S |
14 May |
1980 |
| Solomon Islands |
August 6 |
1985 S |
August 6 |
1985 |
| Senegal |
4 November |
1960 S |
4 November |
1960 |
| Serbia |
24 November |
2000 S |
24 November |
2000 |
| Seychelles |
February 6 |
1978 S |
February 6 |
1978 |
| Singapore |
25 October |
1965 S |
25 October |
1965 |
| Slovakia |
1 Er January |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
| Slovenia |
29 May |
1992 S |
29 May |
1992 |
| Sri Lanka |
August 25 |
1952 |
August 25 |
1952 |
| Sweden |
27 November |
1923 |
27 November |
1923 |
| Switzerland |
23 May |
1940 |
23 May |
1940 |
| Suriname |
15 June |
1976 S |
15 June |
1976 |
| Swaziland |
April 26 |
1978 S |
April 26 |
1978 |
| Syria |
26 July |
1960 S |
26 July |
1960 |
| Tajikistan |
26 November |
1993 S |
26 November |
1993 |
| Tanzania |
19 November |
1962 S |
19 November |
1962 |
| Chad |
10 November |
1960 S |
10 November |
1960 |
| Togo |
7 June |
1960 S |
7 June |
1960 |
| Tunisia |
15 May |
1957 |
15 May |
1957 |
| Turkey |
March 29 |
1961 |
March 29 |
1961 |
| Ukraine |
September 14 |
1956 |
September 14 |
1956 |
| Uruguay |
6 June |
1933 |
6 June |
1933 |
| Venezuela |
20 November |
1944 |
20 November |
1944 |
| Zambia |
2 December |
1964 S |
2 December |
1964 |
| A |
Pursuant to a declaration by the People's Republic of China of 6 June 1997, the Convention is applicable to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) from 1 Er July 1997. |
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| B |
Pursuant to a declaration by the People's Republic of China of 13 July 1999, the Convention is applicable to the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) from 20 Dec. 1999. |
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1 The Convention was adopted at the third session of the International Labour Conference and signed by the Chairman and the Secretary-General of that session. Each State became a party to the Convention only after having deposited its instrument of ratification (Art. 3). As a result of the dissolution of the League of Nations and the amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization, certain amendments to this Convention have become necessary in order to ensure the performance of the functions of the Of Chancery that were previously assigned to the Secretary General of the League of Nations. These amendments have been taken into account in the present text of 9 October 1946 (RS 0.822.719.0 ).
2 RO 56 998
3 RS 0.822.719.0
4 RS 0.822.721.6 Art. 1
5 RS 0.820.1
6 RO 1973 1634, 1975 2484, 1982 305, 1985 285, 1987 1414, 2005 1765, 2010 3257, 2013 1291. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).
