Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 is an International Labour Organization Core Convention, number 155.
It was established in 1981, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to safety and health and the working environment,...Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981
In 2002, an additional protocol was adopted to this convention.Protocol of 2002 to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981
Ratifications
As of April 2026, the convention had been ratified by 92 states, 17 of which have also ratified the additional protocol. CountryDateStatusAlbania09 Feb 2004 In ForceAlgeria06 Jun 2006 In ForceAngola11 Jun 2025Not in forceAntigua and Barbuda16 Sep 2002 In ForceArgentina13 Jan 2014 In ForceAustralia26 Mar 2004 In ForceAzerbaijan29 May 2023 In Force Bahrain09 Sep 2009 In ForceBangladesh20 Nov 2025Not in forceBarbados5 Jun 2025Not in forceBelarus30 May 2000 In ForceBelgium28 Feb 2011 In ForceBelize22 Jun 1999 In ForceBosnia and Herzegovina02 Jun 1993 In ForceBrazil18 May 1992 In ForceBulgaria3 Apr 2024In ForceCameroon01 Oct 2021 In ForceCape Verde09 Aug 2000 In ForceCentral African Republic05 Jun 2006 In ForceChile10 June 2025Not in forceChina25 Jan 2007 In ForceCongo26 Oct 2023In ForceCroatia08 Oct 1991 In ForceCuba07 Sep 1982 In ForceCyprus16 Jan 1989 In ForceCzech Republic01 Jan 1993 In ForceDenmark10 Jul 1995 In ForceEl Salvador12 Oct 2000 In ForceEthiopia28 Jan 1991 In ForceFrance16 Feb 2026Not in forceFiji28 May 2008 In ForceFinland24 Apr 1985 In ForceGabon28 Jul 2015 In ForceGreece3 Mar 2026Not in forceGrenada26 Jun 2012 In ForceGuyana17 Sep 2012 In ForceHungary04 Jan 1994 In ForceIceland21 Jun 1991 In ForceItaly12 Oct 2023In ForceJapan1 Apr 2026Not in forceIran07 Feb 2023In ForceIreland04 Apr 1995 In ForceIvory Coast01 Apr 2016 In ForceKazakhstan30 Jul 1996 In ForceLaos04 Jul 2022 In ForceLatvia25 Jul 1994 In ForceLesotho01 Nov 2001 In ForceLuxembourg21 Mar 2001 In ForceMadagascar15 Jun 2023In ForceMalawi07 Nov 2019 In ForceMalaysia11 June 2024Mali12 Apr 2016 In ForceMauritius25 Jul 2014 In ForceMexico01 Feb 1984 In ForceMoldova28 Apr 2000 In ForceMongolia3 Feb 1998 In ForceMontenegro3 Jun 2006In ForceMozambique26 Nov 2025Not in forceNew Zealand12 Jun 2007 In ForceNiger19 Feb 2009 In ForceNigeria03 May 1994 In ForceNorth Macedonia17 Nov 1991 In ForceNorway22 Jun 1982 In ForcePortugal28 May 1985 In ForceRussia02 Jul 1998 In ForceRwanda29 Jun 2018 In ForceSaint Lucia14 May 2021 In ForceSao Tome and Principe04 May 2005 In ForceSenegal01 Mar 2021 In ForceSerbia24 Nov 2000 In ForceSeychelles28 Oct 2005 In ForceSierra Leone25 Aug 2021 In ForceSingapore11 Jun 2019 In ForceSlovakia01 Jan 1993 In ForceSlovenia29 May 1992 In ForceSomalia08 Mar 2021 In ForceSouth Africa18 Feb 2003 In ForceSouth Korea20 Feb 2008 In ForceSpain11 Sep 1985 In ForceSweden11 Aug 1982 In ForceSyria19 May 2009 In ForceThailand10 June 2025Not in forceTajikistan21 Oct 2009 In ForceTurkey22 Apr 2005 In ForceUkraine04 Jan 2012 In ForceUruguay05 Sep 1988 In ForceUzbekistan19 Dec 2024In ForceVenezuela25 Jun 1984 In ForceVietnam03 Oct 1994 In ForceZambia23 Dec 2013 In ForceZimbabwe09 Apr 2003 In Force
References
External links Text. Ratifications.