Date of adoption June 22, 1935 Classification Hours of Work | Date in force May 23, 1957 Subject Working Time | |
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Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1935, with the preamble stating:
Considering that in pursuance of the Resolutions adopted by the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Sessions of the International Labour Conference it is necessary that a continuous effort should be made to reduce hours of work in all forms of employment to such extent as is possible;...
Ratifications
As of 2013, the convention has been ratified by 15 states.
References
Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA