Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935
C47
ILO Convention
Date of adoptionJune 22, 1935
Date in forceMay 23, 1957
ClassificationHours of Work
SubjectWorking Time
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Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

It was established in 1935, with the preamble stating:

Considering that in pursuance of the Resolutions adopted by the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Sessions of the International Labour Conference it is necessary that a continuous effort should be made to reduce hours of work in all forms of employment to such extent as is possible;...

Ratifications

As of 2023, the convention has been ratified by 15 states.

Country Date Status
Australia 1970.10.22 ratified
Azerbaijan 1992.05.19 ratified
Belarus (as the Byelorussian SSR) 1956.08.21 ratified
Finland 1989.11.23 ratified
South Korea 2011.11.07 ratified
Kyrgyzstan 1992.03.31 ratified
Lithuania 1994.09.26 ratified
Moldova 1997.12.09 ratified
New Zealand 1938.03.29 ratified
Norway 1979.03.13 ratified
Russian Federation (as the Soviet Union) 1956.06.23 ratified
Sweden 1982.08.11 ratified
Tajikistan 1993.11.26 ratified
Ukraine (as the Ukrainian SSR) 1956.08.10 ratified
Uzbekistan 1992.07.13 ratified


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