The Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 is an International Labour Organization (ILO) convention adopted in Geneva on 29 June 1949.
Overview
- Adoption Date: 29 June 1949
- Organization: International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Purpose: To ensure fair labour conditions in public procurement contracts.
Preamble
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals concerning labour clauses in public contracts ...
Key Provisions
- Requires subscribing states to ensure that public procurement contracts include clauses guaranteeing that:
- Workers engaged in fulfilling the contract are entitled to wages, hours of work, and other conditions
- These conditions must be not less favourable than those established for similar work in the same trade or industry within the district where the work is performed.
Ratifications
- As of February 2023: 62 state parties.
- United Kingdom:
- First country to ratify the convention.
- Renounced it on 20 September 1982 under arrangements by Norman Tebbit, then Secretary of State for Employment.
- Article 14: Allows ratifying states to denounce the convention by giving due notice to the ILO Director-General.
References & External Links
- Full Text of the Convention(#)
- List of Ratifications – ILO Database(#) (retrieved 23 June 2018)