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The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation
Convened in Washington by the Government of the United States of America on 29 October 1919,
After deciding to adopt various proposals relating to the "employment of children: during the night", which is included in the fourth item of the agenda of the Conference held in Washington, D.C., and
After having decided that these proposals would be drafted in the form of an international convention,
Adopts the following convention, which will be called the Convention on the Night Work of Children (Industry), 1919, to be ratified by the members of the International Labour Organisation, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Organization International Labour 5 :
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following shall be considered as "industrial establishments" in particular:
2. In each country, the competent authority will determine the dividing line between industry, on the one hand, trade and agriculture, on the other.
1. It is prohibited to employ children under the age of eighteen years in industrial, public or private establishments, or in their dependencies, except those in which the members of the same family are the sole employees, Except in the following cases.
2. The prohibition of night work shall not apply to children over sixteen years of age who are employed, in the industries listed below, in work which, by reason of their nature, must necessarily be continued day and night:
For the purposes of this Convention, the term "night" means a period of at least eleven consecutive hours, including the interval between ten hours of the evening and five in the morning.
2. In coal and lignite mines, a derogation may be provided for in respect of the rest period referred to in the preceding paragraph, where the interval between the two work periods usually consists of fifteen hours, but never before When this interval is less than thirteen hours.
3. Where the legislation of the country prohibits night work to all staff in the bakery, in this industry, the period between nine and four in the morning shall be substituted for the ten-hour period of the evening. At five in the morning.
4. In tropical countries where work is suspended for a period of time in the middle of the day, the night rest period may be less than 11 hours, provided that compensatory rest is granted during the day.
The provisions of Art. 2 and 3 shall not apply to night work of children between sixteen and eighteen years of age where a case of force majeure which cannot be foreseen or prevented, and which does not have a periodic character, prevents the normal functioning of a Industrial establishment.
With regard to the application of this Convention in Japan, up to 1 Er July 1925, art. 2 shall apply only to children under 15 years of age and, from the date mentioned above, that art. 2 will apply only to children under the age of sixteen.
With respect to the application of this Convention to India, the term "industrial establishment" will only include "mills" defined as such in the "Law of the Factories" of India ( Indian factory act ), and art. 2 will not apply to male children over the age of fourteen.
Where, due to particularly serious circumstances, the public interest will require it, the ban on night work may be suspended by a decision of the public authority, with regard to children between sixteen and eighteen years of age.
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.
1. Any Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies this Convention undertakes to apply it to those of its colonies or possessions or to those of its protectorates which do not govern themselves fully, on the reserve Following:
(2) Each Member shall notify the International Labour Office of its decision in respect of each of those colonies or possessions, or each of its protectorates, which shall not govern themselves fully.
As soon as the ratifications of two Members of the International Labour Organisation 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 Organisation.
This Convention shall enter into force on the date on which such notification has been effected by the Director General of the International Labour Office; it shall bind only Members who have registered their ratification to the International Bureau Of Labour. Thereafter, this Convention shall enter into force in the light of any other Member, on the date on which the ratification of that Member has been registered with the International Labour Office.
Any Member ratifying this Convention undertakes to apply its provisions by no later than 1 Er July 1922 and to take such measures as will be necessary to make these provisions effective.
Any Member having ratified this Convention may denounce it at the expiration of a period of ten years after the date of the initial entry into force 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 with the International Labour Office.
Whenever it deems it necessary, the Executive Board of the International Labour Office shall submit to the General Conference a report on the application of this Convention and shall consider whether it should be included in the agenda 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).
Both the English and French texts of this Agreement shall prevail.
(Suivent signatures)
States Parties |
Ratification Statement of Succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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Albania |
March 17 |
1932 |
March 17 |
1932 |
Algeria |
19 October |
1962 |
19 October |
1962 |
Angola |
4 June |
1976 S |
4 June |
1976 |
Argentina |
30 November |
1933 |
30 November |
1933 |
Austria |
12 June |
1924 |
12 June |
1924 |
Bangladesh |
22 June |
1972 S |
22 June |
1972 |
Belgium |
July 12 |
1924 |
July 12 |
1924 |
Benin |
12 December |
1960 S |
12 December |
1960 |
Brazil |
April 26 |
1934 |
April 26 |
1934 |
Bulgaria |
February 14 |
1922 |
February 14 |
1922 |
Burkina Faso |
21 November |
1960 S |
21 November |
1960 |
Cambodia |
24 February |
1969 S |
24 February |
1969 |
Chile |
September 15 |
1925 |
September 15 |
1925 |
China |
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Macao A B |
20 December |
1999 |
20 December |
1999 |
Colombia |
13 April |
1983 |
13 April |
1983 |
Comoros |
23 October |
1978 S |
23 October |
1978 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
10 November |
1960 S |
10 November |
1960 |
Cuba |
August 6 |
1928 |
August 6 |
1928 |
Côte d' Ivoire |
21 November |
1960 S |
21 November |
1960 |
Denmark |
4 January |
1923 |
4 January |
1923 |
Greenland |
May 31 |
1954 |
May 31 |
1954 |
Faroe Islands |
4 January |
1923 |
4 January |
1923 |
Spain |
29 September |
1932 |
29 September |
1932 |
Estonia |
20 December |
1922 |
20 December |
1922 |
France |
August 25 |
1925 |
August 25 |
1925 |
Guadeloupe |
3 February |
1934 |
3 February |
1934 |
Guyana (French) |
29 April |
1940 |
29 April |
1940 |
Martinique |
3 February |
1934 |
3 February |
1934 |
New Caledonia |
29 April |
1940 |
29 April |
1940 |
French Polynesia |
29 April |
1940 |
29 April |
1940 |
Meeting |
3 February |
1934 |
3 February |
1934 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
29 April |
1940 |
29 April |
1940 |
Gabon |
14 October |
1960 S |
14 October |
1960 |
Greece |
19 November |
1920 |
19 November |
1920 |
Guinea-Bissau |
21 February |
1977 S |
21 February |
1977 |
Hungary |
19 April |
1928 |
19 April |
1928 |
India |
July 14 |
1921 |
July 14 |
1921 |
Ireland |
4 September |
1925 |
4 September |
1925 |
Italy |
10 April |
1923 |
10 April |
1923 |
Laos |
23 January |
1964 S |
23 January |
1964 |
Latvia |
3 June |
1926 |
3 June |
1926 |
Lithuania |
19 June |
1931 |
19 June |
1931 |
Luxembourg |
April 16 |
1928 |
April 16 |
1928 |
Madagascar |
1 Er November |
1960 S |
1 Er November |
1960 |
Mali |
22 September |
1960 S |
22 September |
1960 |
Mauritania |
20 June |
1961 S |
20 June |
1961 |
Myanmar |
18 May |
1948 S |
18 May |
1948 |
Nicaragua |
12 April |
1934 |
12 April |
1934 |
Niger |
February 27 |
1961 S |
February 27 |
1961 |
Pakistan |
October 31 |
1947 S |
October 31 |
1947 |
Poland |
21 June |
1924 |
21 June |
1924 |
Portugal |
10 May |
1932 |
10 May |
1932 |
Central African Republic |
27 October |
1960 S |
27 October |
1960 |
Romania |
13 June |
1921 |
13 June |
1921 |
Senegal |
4 November |
1960 S |
4 November |
1960 |
Switzerland |
9 October |
1922 |
1 Er October |
1923 |
Chad |
10 November |
1960 S |
10 November |
1960 |
Togo |
7 June |
1960 S |
7 June |
1960 |
Venezuela |
7 March |
1933 |
7 March |
1933 |
Vietnam |
3 October |
1994 |
3 October |
1994 |
A |
Applicable without modification. |
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B |
From Oct. 4. 1999 to 19 Dec. 1999, the Convention was applicable to Macao on the basis of a declaration of territorial extension of Portugal. From Dec 20. 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. By virtue of the Chinese declaration of Dec. 1999, the Convention is also applicable to the Macao SAR from 20 Dec. 1999. |
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1 The Conv. Was adopted in the first session of the International Labour Conference and signed by the Chairman and the Secretary-General of that session. Each State became a party to this Conv. Only after having deposited its instrument of ratification (art. 11). As a result of the dissolution of the League of Nations (SDN) and the amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization, certain modifications have become necessary in order to ensure the exercise of the functions of the chancery which Were previously assigned to the SDN Secretary General. It has been taken into account throughout the text of the mod. Provided by the Conv. Of 9 Oct. 1946 (RO 63 1103 and RS 14 50).
2 RO 39 225
3 RS 0.822.719.0
4 RS 0.822.721.6
5 RS 0.820.1
6 RO 1973 1169, 1982 303, 2005 2241 and 2012 1673. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).