Protection of Wages Convention, 1949

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949
C95
ILO Convention
Date of adoption July 1, 1949
Date in force September 24, 1952
Classification Protection of Wages
Subject Wages
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The Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 is an International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention.

It was established in 1949, with the preamble stating:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals concerning the protection of wages,... [1]

This Convention is referred to in the preamble to the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention of 1957.

Modification

The convention was subsequently revised by Convention C173, Protection of Workers' Claims (Employer's Insolvency) Convention, 1992.

Ratifications

As of 2015, the convention had been ratified by 98 states. Subsequent to ratification, one state, the United Kingdom, renounced the treaty on 16 September 1983.[2]

References

  1. ↑ ILO,C095 - Protection of Wages Convention, 1949
  2. ↑ ILO, Ratifications, accessed 24 June 2018
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