HC Deb 22 June 1995 vol 262 cc386-9W
Mr. Corbett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those International Labour Organisation conventions which the United Kingdom has signed and the year of signature. [30228]

Miss Widdecombe

The information is shown in the table:

ILO conventions ratified by the United Kingdom
Number Date of ratification
2 Unemployment, 1919 1921
4 Night Work (Women), 19191 1921
5 Minimum Age (Industry), 1919 1921
6 Night Work of Young Persons (Industry), 19191 1921
7 Minimum Age (Sea), 1920 1921
8 Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck), 1920 1926
10 Minimum Age (Agriculture), 1921 1963
11 Right of Association (Agriculture), 1921 1923
12 Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture), 1921 1923
15 Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers), 1921 1926
16 Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea), 1921 1926
17 Workmen's Compensation (Accidents), 1925 1949
18 Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases), 19251 1926
19 Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation), 1925 1926
21 Inspection of Emigrants, 1926 1927
22 Seamen's Articles of Agreement, 1926 1929
23 Repatriation of Seamen, 1926 1985
24 Sickness Insurance (Industry), 1927 1931
25 Sickness Insurance (Agriculture), 1927 1931
26 Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery, 19281 1929
29 Forced Labour, 1930 1931
32 Protection Against Accidents (Dockers) (Revised), 1932 1935
35 Old-Age Insurance (Industry etc), 1933 1936
36 Old-Age Insurance (Agriculture), 1933 1936
37 Invalidity Insurance (Industry, etc), 1933 1936
38 Invalidity Insurance (Agriculture), 1933 1936
39 Survivors' Insurance (Industry, etc), 1933 1936
40 Survivors' Insurance (Agriculture), 1933 1936
41 Night Work (Women) (Revised), 19341 1937
42 Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) (Revised), 1934 1936
43 Sheet-Glass Works, 19341 1937
44 Unemployment Provision, 1934 1936
45 Underground Work (Women), 19351 1936
50 Recruiting of Indigenous Workers, 1936 1939
56 Sickness Insurance (Sea), 1936 1944
63 Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 19381 1947
64 Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers), 1939 1943
65 Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers), 1939 1943
68 Food and Catering (Ships' Crews), 1946 1953
69 Certification of Ships' Cooks, 1946 1949
70 Social Security (Seafarers), 1946 1953
74 Certification of Able Seamen, 1946 1952
80 Final Articles Revision, 1946 1947
81 Labour Inspection, 1947 1949

Date
82 Social Policy (Non-Metropolitan Territories), 1947 1950
83 Labour Standards (Non-Metropolitan Territories), 1947 1950
84 Right of Association (Non-Metropolitan Territories), 1947 1950
85 Labour Inspectorates (Non-Metropolitan Territories), 1947 1950
86 Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers), 1947 1950
87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, 1948 1949
88 Employment Service, 19481 1949
92 Accommodation of Crews (Revised), 1949 1953
94 Labour Clauses (Public Contracts), 19491 1950
95 Protection of Wages, 19491 1951
97 Migration for Employment (Revised), 1949 1951
98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining, 1949 1950
99 Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery (Agriculture), 19491 1953
100 Equal Remuneration, 1951 1971
101 Holidays with Pay (Agriculture), 19521 1956
102 Social Security (Minimum Standards), 1952 1954
105 Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 1957
108 Seafarers' Identity Documents, 1958 1964
114 Fishermen's Articles of Agreement, 1959 1974
115 Radiation Protection 1960 1962
116 Final Articles Revision, 1961 1962
120 Hygiene (Commerce and Offices), 1964 1967
122 Employment Policy, 1964 1966
124 Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground Work), 1965 1966
126 Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen), 1966 1985
133 Accommodation of Crews (Supplementary Provisions), 1970 1981
135 Workers' Representatives, 1971 1973
140 Paid Educational Leave, 1974 1975
141 Rural Workers' Organisations, 1975 1977
142 Human Resources Development, 1975 1977
144 Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards), 1976 1977
147 Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards), 1976 1980
148 Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration), 1977 1979
150 Labour Administration, 1978 1980
151 Labour Relations (Public Service), 1978 1980
160 Labour Statistics, 1985 1987

Mr. Corbett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those International Labour Organisation conventions which the United Kingdom has(a) declined to sign and (b) not yet signed. [30226]

Miss Widdecombe

The United Kingdom reviews its position on unratified conventions on a regular basis. The United Kingdom has not yet signed the following conventions:

ILO conventions not ratified by the United Kingdom

Number

  • 1 Hours of Work (Industry), 1919
  • 3 Maternity Protection, 1919
  • 9 Placing of Seamen, 1920
  • 13 White Lead (Painting), 1921
  • 14 Weekly Rest (Industry), 1921
  • 20 Night Work (Bakeries), 1925
  • 21 Inspection of Emigrants, 19261
  • 27 Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels), 1929
    • 388
  • 28 Protection Against Accidents (Dockers), 19302
  • 30 Hours of Work (Coal Mines), 1931
  • 33 Minimum Age (Non-Industrial Employment), 1932
  • 34 Fee-Charging Employment Agencies, 19332
  • 46 Hours of Work (Coal Mines) (Revised), 1935
  • 47 Forty Hour Week, 1935
  • 48 Maintenance of Migrants' Pension Rights, 19352
  • 49 Reduction of Hours of Work (Glass-Bottle Works), 1935
  • 51 (Reduction of Hours of Work (Public Works), 1936
  • 52 Holidays with Pay, 19362
  • 53 Officers' Competency Certificates, 1936
  • 54 Holidays with Pay (Sea), 19362
  • 55 Shipowners' Liability (Sick and Injured Seamen), 1936
  • 57 Hours of Work and Manning (Sea)
  • 58 Minimum Age (Sea) (Revised), 1936
  • 59 Minimum Age (Industry) (Revised), 1937
  • 60 Minimum Age (Non-Industrial Employment) (Revised), 1937
  • 61 Reduction of Hours of Work (Tickets), 1937 (out of date)
  • 62 Safety Provisions (Building), 1937
  • 66 Migration for Employment, 1938
  • 67 Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport), 19392
  • 71 Seafarers' Pensions, 1946
  • 72 Paid Vacations (Seafarers), 19462
  • 73 Medical Examination (Seafarers), 1946
  • 75 Accommodation of Crews, 19462
  • 76 Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea), 1946
  • 77 Medical Examination of Young Persons (Industry), 1946
  • 78 Medical Examination of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations), 1946
  • 79Night Work of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations), 1946
  • 81 Labour Inspection, 1947 (Only ratified Part I)
  • 89 Night Work (Women) (Revised), 1948
  • 90 Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) (Revised), 1948
  • 91 Paid Vacations (Seafarers) (Revised), 19492
  • 93 Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) (Revised) 2
  • 96 Fee-Charging Employment Agencies (Revised) 1949
  • 97 Migration for Employment (Revised) 1949 (Not ratified the provisions of Annexes I and III)
  • 102 Social Security (Minimum Standards), 1952 (only ratified Parts II to V, VII and X
  • 103 Maternity Protection (Revised), 1952
  • 104 Abolition of Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers), 1955
  • 106 Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices), 1957
  • 107 Indigenous and Tribal populations, 1957
  • 109 Wages, Hours of Work and manning (Sea) (Revised), 1958
  • 110 Plantations, [and Protocol, 1982], 1958
  • 111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation), 1958
  • 112 Minimum Age (Fishermen), 1959
  • 113 Medical Examination (Fishermen), 1959
  • 117 Social Policy (Basic Aims and Standards), 1962
  • 118 Equality of Treatment (Social Security), 1962
  • 119 Guarding of Machinery, 1963
  • 121 Employment Injury Benefits, 1964
  • 123 Minimum Age (Underground Work), 1965
  • 125 Fishermen's Competency Certificates, 1966
  • 127 Maximum Weight, 1967
  • 128 Invalidity, Old-Age and Survivors Benefits, 1967
    • 389
  • 130 Medical Care and Sickness Benefits, 1969
  • 131 Minimum Wage Fixing, 1970
  • 132 Holidays With Pay (Revised), 1970
  • 134 Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers), 1970
  • 136 Benzene, 1971
  • 137 Dock Work, 1973
  • 138 Minimum Age, 1973
  • 139 Occupational Cancer, 1974
  • 143 Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions), 1975
  • 145 Continuity of Employment (Seafarers), 1976
  • 146 Seafarers Annual Leave with Pay, 1976
  • 148 Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration), 1977 (Accepted only in respect of air pollution)
  • 149 Nursing Personnel, 1977
  • 152 Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work), 1979
  • 153 Hours of Work and Rest Periods (Road Transport), 1979
  • 154 Collective Bargaining, 1981
  • 155 Occupational Safety and Health, 1981
  • 156 Workers with Family Responsibilities, 1981
  • 157 Maintenance of Social Security Rights, 1982
  • 158 Termination of Employment, 1982
  • 159 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons), 1983
  • 161 Occupational Health Services, 1985
  • 162 Asbestos, 1986
  • 163 Seafarers' Welfare, 1987
  • 164 Health Protection and Medical Care (Seafarers), 1987
  • 165 Social Security (Seafarers) (Revised), 1987
  • 166 Repatriation of Seafarers (Revised), 1987
  • 167 Safety and Health in Construction, 1988
  • 168 Employment Promotion and Protection Against Unemployment, 1988
  • 169 Indigenous and Tribal Populations, 1989
  • 170 Chemicals 1990
  • 171 Night Work Convention, 1990
  • 172 Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) 1991
  • 173 Protection of Workers' Claims (Employment Insolvency) 1992
  • 174 Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents 1993
  • 175 Part-Time Work 1994
    • 1 Conditional.
    • 1 Closed to further ratification by Member States.

Mr. Corbett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will describe the technical and expert assistance which the United Kingdom has provided to the International Labour Organisation in each of the last 10 years. [30227]

Miss Widdecombe

The areas where assistance is provided include health and safety and statistics. The information requested is not, however, held centrally by the Department and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.