Convention concerning equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value

Party

Brunei added

• Ratification: 10-10-2025 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-10-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 23-05-1953

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 16-06-1972

Party

Afghanistan

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

Albania

• Ratification: 03-06-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1958

Algeria

• Ratification: 19-10-1962 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-07-1962

Angola

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

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 02-05-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-05-2004

Argentina

• Ratification: 24-09-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-09-1957

Armenia

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

Australia

• Ratification: 10-12-1974 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-12-1975

Austria

• Ratification: 29-10-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-10-1954

Azerbaijan

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

Bahamas

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

Bangladesh

• Ratification: 28-01-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-01-1999

Barbados

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

Belarus

• Ratification: 21-08-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-08-1957

Belgium

• Ratification: 23-05-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-05-1953

Belize

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

Benin

• Ratification: 16-05-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-05-1969

Bolivia

• Ratification: 15-11-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-11-1974

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: 25-04-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-04-1958

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 07-11-1955 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-11-1956

Burkina Faso

• Ratification: 30-06-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-06-1970

Burundi

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

Cabo Verde

• Ratification: 16-10-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-10-1980

Cambodia

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

Cameroon

• Ratification: 25-05-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-05-1971

Canada

• Ratification: 16-11-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-11-1973

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: 02-11-1990 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-11-1991

Colombia

• Ratification: 07-06-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-06-1964

Comoros

• Ratification: 23-10-1978 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-10-1979

Costa Rica

• Ratification: 02-06-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1961

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: 13-01-1954 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-01-1955

Cyprus

• Ratification: 19-11-1987 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-11-1988

Czech Republic

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

Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)

• Ratification: 30-10-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-10-1958

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 16-06-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-06-1970

Denmark

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

Djibouti

• Ratification: 03-08-1978 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-08-1979

Dominica

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

Dominican Republic

• Ratification: 22-09-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-09-1954

Ecuador

• Ratification: 11-03-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-03-1958

Egypt

• Ratification: 26-07-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-07-1961

El Salvador

• Ratification: 12-10-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-10-2001

Equatorial Guinea

• Ratification: 12-06-1985 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-06-1986

Eritrea

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

Estonia

• Ratification: 10-05-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-05-1997

Eswatini

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

Ethiopia

• Ratification: 24-03-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-03-2000

Fiji

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

Finland

• Ratification: 14-01-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-01-1964

France

• Ratification: 10-03-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-03-1954
• French Guiana
  Entry into force: 27-04-1956Guadeloupe
  Entry into force: 27-04-1956Martinique
  Entry into force: 27-04-1956Réunion
  Entry into force: 27-04-1956

Gabon

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

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: 08-06-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-06-1957

Ghana

• Ratification: 14-03-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-03-1969

Greece

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

Grenada

• Ratification: 25-10-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-10-1995

Guatemala

• Ratification: 02-08-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-08-1962

Guinea

• Ratification: 11-08-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-08-1968

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: 04-03-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-03-1959

Honduras

• Ratification: 09-08-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-08-1957

Hungary

• Ratification: 08-06-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-06-1957

Iceland

• Ratification: 17-02-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-02-1959

India

• Ratification: 25-09-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-09-1959

Indonesia

• Ratification: 11-08-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-08-1959

Iran

• Ratification: 10-06-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-06-1973

Iraq

• Ratification: 28-08-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-08-1964

Ireland

• Ratification: 18-12-1974 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-12-1975

Israel

• Ratification: 09-06-1965 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-1966

Italy

• Ratification: 08-06-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-06-1957

Jamaica

• Ratification: 14-01-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-01-1976

Japan

• Ratification: 24-08-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-08-1968

Jordan

• Ratification: 22-09-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-09-1967

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 18-05-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-05-2002

Kenya

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

Kiribati

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

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: 13-06-2022 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2023

Libya

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

Lithuania

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

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 23-08-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-08-1968

Madagascar

• Ratification: 10-08-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-08-1963

Malawi

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

Malaysia

• Ratification: 09-09-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-09-1998

Mali

• Ratification: 12-07-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-07-1969

Malta

• Ratification: 09-06-1988 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-1989

Mauritania

• Ratification: 03-12-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-12-2002

Mauritius

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

Mexico

• Ratification: 23-08-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-08-1953

Moldova

• Ratification: 23-03-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-03-2001

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: 11-05-1979 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-05-1980

Mozambique

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

Namibia

• Ratification: 06-04-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-04-2011

Nepal

• Ratification: 10-06-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-06-1977

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 16-06-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-06-1972

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: 09-08-1966 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-08-1967

Nigeria

• Ratification: 08-05-1974 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-05-1975

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: 11-10-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-10-2002

Panama

• Ratification: 03-06-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1959

Papua New Guinea

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

Paraguay

• Ratification: 24-06-1964 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-06-1965

Peru

• Ratification: 01-02-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-02-1961

Philippines

• Ratification: 29-12-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-12-1954

Poland

• Ratification: 25-10-1954 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-10-1955

Portugal

• Ratification: 20-02-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-02-1968

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 08-12-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-12-1998

Republic of the Congo

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

Romania

• Ratification: 28-05-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-05-1958

Russian Federation

• Ratification: 30-04-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-04-1957

Rwanda

• Ratification: 02-12-1980 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-12-1981

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: 04-12-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-12-2002

Samoa

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

San Marino

• Ratification: 23-05-1985 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-05-1986

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: 22-10-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-10-1963

Serbia

• Ratification: 24-11-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-11-2001

Seychelles

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

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 15-11-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-11-1969

Singapore

• Ratification: 30-05-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-05-2003

Slovakia

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

Slovenia

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

South Africa

• Ratification: 30-03-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-03-2001

Spain

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

Sri Lanka

• Ratification: 01-04-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-04-1994

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: 25-10-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-10-1973

Syria

• Ratification: 07-06-1957 (Su)
• Entry into force: 26-07-1960

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: 08-02-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-02-2000

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: 29-05-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-05-1998

Tunisia

• Ratification: 11-10-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-10-1969

Türkiye

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

Turkmenistan

• Ratification: 15-05-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-05-1998

Uganda

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

Ukraine

• Ratification: 10-08-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-08-1957

United Arab Emirates

• Ratification: 24-02-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-02-1998

United Kingdom

• Ratification: 15-06-1971 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1972

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: 10-08-1982 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-08-1983

Vietnam

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

Yemen

• Ratification: 29-07-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-07-1977

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

• Ratification: 21-05-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-05-1953

Zambia

• Ratification: 20-06-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-06-1973

Zimbabwe

• Ratification: 14-12-1989 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-12-1990