§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list, from information which is available to him, European Economic Community and Commonwealth countries which have adopted International Labour Organisation conventions Nos. 26 and 99.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 22 March 1984, c. 558]: As at 31 December 1982 the following European Economic Community and Commonwealth countries had ratified International Labour Organisation conventions Nos. 26 and 99.
CONVENTION No. 26
EEC Countries
- Belgium
- France
- Federal Republic of Germany Ireland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
Denmark and Greece had not ratified Convention No. 26.
Commonwealth Countries
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Canada
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- India
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malta
- Mauritius
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
- Saint Lucia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sri Lanka
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- Zambia
Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cyprus, Dominica, Malaysia, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe had not ratified Convention No. 26.
In all 95 Member States had ratified Convention No. 26 and 57 had not.
CONVENTION No. 29
613WEEC Countries
- Belgium
- France
- Federal Republic of Germany Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
Denmark, Greece and Luxembourg had not ratified Convention No. 99.
Commonwealth Countries
- Australia
- Grenada
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Malta
- Mauritius
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Sri Lanka
- Swaziland
- United Kingdom
- Zambia
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Lesotho, Malaysia, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, Singapore, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda and Zimbabwe had not ratified Convention No. 99.
In all, 48 ILO Member States had ratified Convention No. 99 and 104 had not.