The Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976, officially the Convention concerning tripartite consultations to promote the implementation of international labour standards, is an International Labour Organization Convention, that governs the process for implementation of measures regarding ILO conferences. It requires tripartite consultation before ratification, implementing legislation or denouncement of conventions.
Ratifications As of April 2026, the convention had been ratified by at least 159 member states. The convention is also known as convention number 144 on the List of International Labour Organization Conventions.“Convention (No. 144) concerning Tripartite Consultations to Promote the Implementation of International Labour Standards. ATS 7 of 1980”. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved 15 April 2017. CountryDateAfghanistan07 Apr 2010 Albania30 Jun 1999 Algeria12 Jul 1993 Angola24 Apr 2020 Antigua and Barbuda16 Sep 2002 Armenia29 Apr 2005 Australia11 Jun 1979 Austria02 Mar 1979 Azerbaijan12 Aug 1993 Bahamas16 Aug 1979 Bangladesh17 Apr 1979 Barbados06 Apr 1983 Belarus15 Sep 1993 Belgium29 Oct 1982 Belize06 Mar 2000 Benin11 Jun 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina11 Jul 2006 Botswana05 Jun 1997 Brazil27 Sep 1994 Bulgaria12 Jun 1998 Burkina Faso25 Jul 2001 Burundi10 Oct 1997 Cape Verde10 Jan 2020 Cameroon01 Jun 2018 Canada13 Jun 2011 Central African Republic05 Jun 2006 Chad07 Jan 1998 Chile29 Jul 1992 China02 Nov 1990 Colombia09 Nov 1999 Comoros06 Jun 2014 Congo26 Nov 1999 Cook Islands15 Aug 2018 Costa Rica29 Jul 1981 Croatia26 Feb 2020 Cyprus28 Jun 1977 Czech Republic09 Oct 2000 Ivory Coast05 Jun 1987 Democratic Republic of the Congo20 Jun 2001 Denmark06 Jun 1978 Djibouti28 Feb 2005 Dominica29 Apr 2002 Dominican Republic15 Jun 1999 Ecuador23 Nov 1979 Egypt25 Mar 1982 El Salvador15 Jun 1995 Estonia22 Mar 1994 Eswatini05 Jun 1981 Ethiopia06 Jun 2011 Fiji18 May 1998 Finland02 Oct 1978 France08 Jun 1982 Gabon06 Dec 1988 Georgia08 May 2018 Germany23 Jul 1979 Ghana06 Jun 2011 Greece28 Aug 1981 Grenada25 Oct 1994 Guatemala13 Jun 1989 Guinea16 Oct 1995 Guyana10 Jan 1983 Honduras12 Jun 2012 Hungary04 Jan 1994 Iceland30 Jun 1981 India27 Feb 1978 Indonesia17 Oct 1990 Iraq11 Sep 1978 Ireland22 Jun 1979 Israel21 Jan 2010 Italy18 Oct 1979 Jamaica23 Oct 1996 Japan14 Jun 2002 Jordan05 Aug 2003 Kazakhstan13 Dec 2000 Kenya06 Jun 1990 Kiribati26 Jun 2019 Kuwait15 Aug 2000 Kyrgyzstan12 Jan 2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic29 Oct 2010 Latvia25 Jul 1994 Lesotho27 Jan 1998 Liberia25 Mar 2003 Lithuania26 Sep 1994 Luxembourg18 Mar 2021 Madagascar22 Apr 1997 Malawi01 Oct 1986 Malaysia14 Jun 2002 Mali23 Jan 2008 Malta14 Feb 2019 Mauritania23 Sep 2019 Mauritius14 Jun 1994 Mexico28 Jun 1978 Mongolia10 Aug 1998 Montenegro03 Jun 2006 Morocco16 May 2013 Mozambique23 Dec 1996 Namibia03 Jan 1995 Nepal21 Mar 1995 Netherlands27 Jul 1978 New Zealand05 Jun 1987 Nicaragua01 Oct 1981 Niger15 Mar 2018 Nigeria03 May 1994 North Macedonia08 Dec 2005 Norway09 Aug 1977 Pakistan25 Oct 1994 Panama11 Jun 2015Peru08 Nov 2004Philippines10 Jun 1991Poland15 Mar 1993Portugal09 Jan 1981Republic of Korea15 Nov 1999Republic of Moldova12 Aug 1996Romania09 Dec 1992Russian Federation18 Dec 2014Rwanda29 Jun 2018Saint Kitts and Nevis12 Oct 2000Saint Lucia29 Apr 2026Saint Vincent and the Grenadines09 Nov 2010Samoa05 Dec 2018San Marino23 May 1985Sao Tome and Principe17 Jun 1992Senegal19 Nov 2004Serbia13 May 2005Seychelles28 Oct 2005Sierra Leone21 Jan 1985Singapore04 Oct 2010Slovakia10 Feb 1997Slovenia29 Jun 2011Somalia8 Mar 2021South Africa18 Feb 2003Spain13 Feb 1984Sri Lanka17 Mar 1994Sudan17 Mar 2021Suriname16 Nov 1979Sweden16 May 1977Switzerland28 Jun 2000Syrian Arab Republic28 May 1985Tajikistan23 Jan 2014Thailand12 Jun 2024Togo08 Nov 1983Trinidad and Tobago07 Jun 1995Tunisia11 Feb 2014Turkmenistan09 Sep 2019Turkey12 Jul 1993Uganda13 Jan 1994Ukraine16 May 1994United Kingdom15 Feb 1977United Republic of Tanzania30 May 1983United States of America15 Jun 1988Uruguay22 May 1987Uzbekistan13 Aug 2019Venezuela17 Jun 1983Viet Nam09 Jun 2008Yemen15 Jun 2000Zambia04 Dec 1978Zimbabwe14 Dec 1989
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