Convention concerning discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

General information

• Entry into force: 15-06-1960

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 15-03-1974

Party

Afghanistan

• Ratification: 01-10-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-10-1970

Albania

• Ratification: 27-02-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-02-1998

Algeria

• Ratification: 12-06-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-06-1970

Angola

• Ratification: 04-06-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-06-1977

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 02-02-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-02-1984

Argentina

• Ratification: 18-06-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-06-1969

Armenia

• Ratification: 29-07-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-07-1995

Australia

• Ratification: 15-06-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1974

Austria

• Ratification: 10-01-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-01-1974

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 19-05-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 30-08-1991

Bahamas

• Ratification: 14-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-06-2002

Bahrain

• Ratification: 26-09-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-09-2001

Bangladesh

• Ratification: 22-06-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1973

Barbados

• Ratification: 14-10-1974 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-10-1975

Belarus

• Ratification: 04-08-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-08-1962

Belgium

• Ratification: 22-03-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-03-1978

Belize

• Ratification: 22-06-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-2000

Benin

• Ratification: 22-05-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-05-1962

Bolivia

• Ratification: 31-01-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-01-1978

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ratification: 02-06-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 06-03-1992

Botswana

• Ratification: 05-06-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-06-1998

Brazil

• Ratification: 26-11-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-11-1966

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 22-07-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-07-1961

Burkina Faso

• Ratification: 16-04-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-04-1963

Burundi

• Ratification: 25-06-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1994

Cabo Verde

• Ratification: 03-04-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-04-1980

Cambodia

• Ratification: 23-08-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-08-2000

Cameroon

• Ratification: 13-05-1988 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1989

Canada

• Ratification: 26-11-1964 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-11-1965

Central African Republic

• Ratification: 09-06-1964 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-1965

Chad

• Ratification: 29-03-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-03-1967

Chile

• Ratification: 20-09-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-09-1972

China

• Ratification: 12-01-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-01-2007

Colombia

• Ratification: 04-03-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-03-1970

Comoros

• Ratification: 17-03-2004 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-03-2005

Costa Rica

• Ratification: 01-03-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-03-1963

Côte d'Ivoire

• Ratification: 05-05-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-05-1962

Croatia

• Ratification: 08-10-1991 (Su)
• Entry into force: 08-10-1991

Cuba

• Ratification: 26-08-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-08-1966

Cyprus

• Ratification: 02-02-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-02-1969

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 01-01-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 20-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-06-2002

Denmark

• Ratification: 22-06-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1961

Djibouti

• Ratification: 28-02-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-02-2006

Dominica

• Ratification: 28-02-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-02-1984

Dominican Republic

• Ratification: 13-07-1964 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-07-1965

Ecuador

• Ratification: 10-07-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-07-1963

Egypt

• Ratification: 10-05-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-05-1961

El Salvador

• Ratification: 15-06-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1996

Equatorial Guinea

• Ratification: 13-08-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-08-2002

Eritrea

• Ratification: 22-02-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-02-2001

Estonia

• Ratification: 17-08-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-08-2006

Eswatini

• Ratification: 05-06-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-06-1982

Ethiopia

• Ratification: 11-06-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-06-1967

Fiji

• Ratification: 17-04-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-04-2003

Finland

• Ratification: 23-04-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-04-1971

France

• Ratification: 28-05-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-05-1982

Gabon

• Ratification: 29-05-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-05-1962

Gambia, The

• Ratification: 04-09-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-09-2001

Georgia

• Ratification: 22-06-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1994

Germany

• Ratification: 15-06-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1962

Ghana

• Ratification: 04-04-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-04-1962

Greece

• Ratification: 07-05-1984 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-05-1985

Grenada

• Ratification: 14-05-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-05-2004

Guatemala

• Ratification: 11-10-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-10-1961

Guinea

• Ratification: 01-09-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-09-1961

Guinea-Bissau

• Ratification: 21-02-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-02-1978

Guyana

• Ratification: 13-06-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-1976

Haïti

• Ratification: 09-11-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-11-1977

Honduras

• Ratification: 20-06-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-06-1961

Hungary

• Ratification: 20-06-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-06-1962

Iceland

• Ratification: 29-07-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-07-1964

India

• Ratification: 03-06-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1961

Indonesia

• Ratification: 07-06-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-06-2000

Iran

• Ratification: 30-06-1964 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-06-1965

Iraq

• Ratification: 15-06-1959 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1960

Ireland

• Ratification: 22-04-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-04-2000

Israel

• Ratification: 12-01-1959 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1960

Italy

• Ratification: 12-08-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-08-1964

Jamaica

• Ratification: 10-01-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-01-1976

Jordan

• Ratification: 04-07-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-07-1964

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 06-12-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-12-2000

Kenya

• Ratification: 07-05-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-05-2002

Kiribati

• Ratification: 17-06-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-06-2010

Kuwait

• Ratification: 01-12-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-12-1967

Kyrgyzstan

• Ratification: 31-03-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 31-08-1991

Laos

• Ratification: 13-06-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2009

Latvia

• Ratification: 27-01-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-01-1993

Lebanon

• Ratification: 01-06-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-1978

Lesotho

• Ratification: 27-01-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-01-1999

Liberia

• Ratification: 22-07-1959 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-07-1960

Libya

• Ratification: 13-06-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-1962

Lithuania

• Ratification: 26-09-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-09-1995

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 21-03-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-03-2002

Madagascar

• Ratification: 11-08-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-08-1962

Malawi

• Ratification: 22-03-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-03-1966

Maldives

• Ratification: 04-01-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2014

Mali

• Ratification: 02-03-1964 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-03-1965

Malta

• Ratification: 01-07-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-07-1969

Mauritania

• Ratification: 08-11-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-11-1964

Mauritius

• Ratification: 18-12-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-12-2003

Mexico

• Ratification: 11-09-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-09-1962

Moldova

• Ratification: 12-08-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-08-1997

Mongolia

• Ratification: 03-06-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1970

Montenegro

• Ratification: 03-06-2006 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-06-2006

Morocco

• Ratification: 27-03-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-03-1964

Mozambique

• Ratification: 06-06-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-1978

Namibia

• Ratification: 13-11-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-11-2002

Nepal

• Ratification: 19-09-1974 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-09-1975

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 15-03-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-03-1974

New Zealand

• Ratification: 03-06-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1984
• Tokelau Islands
  Entry into force: 03-06-1984

Nicaragua

• Ratification: 31-10-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-10-1968

Niger

• Ratification: 23-03-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-03-1963

Nigeria

• Ratification: 02-10-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-10-2003

North Macedonia

• Ratification: 17-11-1991 (Su)
• Entry into force: 17-11-1991

Norway

• Ratification: 24-09-1959 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-09-1960

Pakistan

• Ratification: 24-01-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-01-1962

Panama

• Ratification: 16-05-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-05-1967

Papua New Guinea

• Ratification: 02-06-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-2001

Paraguay

• Ratification: 10-07-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-07-1968

Peru

• Ratification: 10-08-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-08-1971

Philippines

• Ratification: 17-11-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-11-1961

Poland

• Ratification: 30-05-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-05-1962

Portugal

• Ratification: 19-11-1959 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-11-1960

Qatar

• Ratification: 18-08-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-08-1977

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 04-12-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-12-1999

Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 26-11-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-11-2000

Romania

• Ratification: 06-06-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-1974

Russian Federation

• Ratification: 04-05-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-05-1962

Rwanda

• Ratification: 02-02-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-02-1982

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Ratification: 25-08-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-08-2001

Saint Lucia

• Ratification: 18-08-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-08-1984

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Ratification: 09-11-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-11-2002

Samoa

• Ratification: 30-06-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-06-2009

San Marino

• Ratification: 19-12-1986 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-12-1987

São Tomé e Principe

• Ratification: 01-06-1982 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-1983

Saudi Arabia

• Ratification: 15-06-1978 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1979

Senegal

• Ratification: 13-11-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-11-1968

Serbia

• Ratification: 24-11-2000 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1992

Seychelles

• Ratification: 23-11-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-11-2000

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 14-10-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-10-1967

Slovakia

• Ratification: 01-01-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993

Slovenia

• Ratification: 29-05-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1991

Solomon Islands

• Ratification: 13-04-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-04-2013

Somalia

• Ratification: 08-12-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-12-1962

South Africa

• Ratification: 05-03-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-03-1998

Spain

• Ratification: 06-11-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-11-1968

Sri Lanka

• Ratification: 27-11-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-11-1999

Sudan

• Ratification: 22-10-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-10-1971

Suriname

• Ratification: 04-01-2017 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2018

Sweden

• Ratification: 20-06-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-06-1963

Switzerland

• Ratification: 13-07-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-07-1962

Syria

• Ratification: 30-10-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-10-1962

Tajikistan

• Ratification: 26-11-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 09-09-1991

Tanzania

• Ratification: 26-02-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-02-2003

Thailand

• Ratification: 13-06-2017 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2018

Timor-Leste

• Ratification: 10-05-2016 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-05-2017

Togo

• Ratification: 08-11-1983 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-11-1984

Trinidad and Tobago

• Ratification: 26-11-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-11-1971

Tunisia

• Ratification: 14-09-1959 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-09-1960

Türkiye

• Ratification: 19-07-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-07-1968

Turkmenistan

• Ratification: 15-05-1997 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-10-1991

Uganda

• Ratification: 02-06-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-2006

Ukraine

• Ratification: 04-08-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-08-1962

United Arab Emirates

• Ratification: 28-06-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-06-2002

United Kingdom

• Ratification: 08-06-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-06-2000

Uruguay

• Ratification: 16-11-1989 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-11-1990

Uzbekistan

• Ratification: 13-07-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-07-1993

Vanuatu

• Ratification: 28-07-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-07-2007

Venezuela

• Ratification: 03-06-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1972

Vietnam

• Ratification: 07-10-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-10-1998

Yemen

• Ratification: 22-08-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-08-1970

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

• Ratification: 02-02-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-02-1962

Zambia

• Ratification: 23-10-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-10-1980

Zimbabwe

• Ratification: 23-06-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-06-2000