| List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions |
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| Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) | ||
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| Date of entry into force: 19.6.1976 | 155 ratifications | |
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2009 | |
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Kiribati
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
17.6.2009 | |
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Haiti
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
3.6.2009 | |
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Uzbekistan
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
6.3.2009 | |
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Guinea-Bissau
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
5.3.2009 | |
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2008 | |
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Samoa
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
29.10.2008 | |
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2007 | |
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Czech Republic
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
26.4.2007 | |
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Estonia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
15.3.2007 | |
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2006 | |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
25.7.2006 | |
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Pakistan
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
6.7.2006 | |
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Montenegro
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
3.6.2006 | |
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Latvia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
2.6.2006 | |
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Armenia
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
27.1.2006 | |
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Qatar
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
3.1.2006 | |
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2005 | |
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Singapore
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
7.11.2005 | |
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Oman
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
21.7.2005 | |
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Djibouti
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
14.6.2005 | |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
13.6.2005 | |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
3.6.2005 | |
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Sao Tome and Principe
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
4.5.2005 | |
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Chad
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
21.3.2005 | |
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2004 | |
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Trinidad and Tobago
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
3.9.2004 | |
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Thailand
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
11.5.2004 | |
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Comoros
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
17.3.2004 | |
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Paraguay
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
3.3.2004 | |
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2003 | |
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Jamaica
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
13.10.2003 | |
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Viet Nam
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
24.6.2003 | |
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Mozambique
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
16.6.2003 | |
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Lebanon
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
10.6.2003 | |
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Guinea
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
6.6.2003 | |
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Grenada
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
14.5.2003 | |
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Uganda
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
25.3.2003 | |
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Sudan
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
7.3.2003 | |
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Côte d'Ivoire
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
7.2.2003 | |
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Fiji
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
3.1.2003 | |
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2002 | |
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Mongolia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
16.12.2002 | |
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Peru
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
13.11.2002 | |
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Swaziland
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
23.10.2002 | |
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Nigeria
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
2.10.2002 | |
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Mali
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
11.3.2002 | |
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2001 | |
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Mauritania
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
3.12.2001 | |
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Bahamas
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
31.10.2001 | |
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Syrian Arab Republic
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
18.9.2001 | |
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Cameroon
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
13.8.2001 | |
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Brazil
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
28.6.2001 | |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
20.6.2001 | |
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Lesotho
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
14.6.2001 | |
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Angola
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
13.6.2001 | |
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Benin
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
11.6.2001 | |
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Kazakhstan
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
18.5.2001 | |
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Colombia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
2.2.2001 | |
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2000 | |
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Serbia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
24.11.2000 | |
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Namibia
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
15.11.2000 | |
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Panama
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
31.10.2000 | |
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Ecuador
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
19.9.2000 | |
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Austria
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
18.9.2000 | |
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Gambia
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
4.9.2000 | |
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Burundi
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
19.7.2000 | |
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Central African Republic
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
28.6.2000 | |
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Yemen
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
15.6.2000 | |
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United Kingdom
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
7.6.2000 | |
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Zimbabwe
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
6.6.2000 | |
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Japan
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
5.6.2000 | |
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Papua New Guinea
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
2.6.2000 | |
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Madagascar
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
31.5.2000 | |
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South Africa
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
30.3.2000 | |
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Seychelles
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
7.3.2000 | |
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Belize
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
6.3.2000 | |
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Eritrea
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
22.2.2000 | |
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Sri Lanka
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
11.2.2000 | |
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Morocco
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
6.1.2000 | |
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Barbados
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
4.1.2000 | |
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1999 | |
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Senegal
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
15.12.1999 | |
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Iceland
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
6.12.1999 | |
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Congo
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
26.11.1999 | |
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Malawi
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
19.11.1999 | |
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Kuwait
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
15.11.1999 | |
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Republic of Moldova
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
21.9.1999 | |
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Cambodia
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
23.8.1999 | |
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Switzerland
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
17.8.1999 | |
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Dominican Republic
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
15.6.1999 | |
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Egypt
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
9.6.1999 | |
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Indonesia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
7.6.1999 | |
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Ethiopia
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
27.5.1999 | |
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China
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
28.4.1999 | |
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Burkina Faso
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
11.2.1999 | |
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Chile
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
1.2.1999 | |
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Republic of Korea
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
28.1.1999 | |
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1998 | |
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United Republic of Tanzania
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
16.12.1998 | |
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Turkey
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
30.10.1998 | |
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United Arab Emirates
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
2.10.1998 | |
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Lithuania
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
22.6.1998 | |
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Philippines
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
4.6.1998 | |
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Hungary
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
28.5.1998 | |
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Portugal
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
20.5.1998 | |
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Guyana
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
15.4.1998 | |
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Jordan
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
23.3.1998 | |
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Albania
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
16.2.1998 | |
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1997 | |
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Denmark
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
13.11.1997 | |
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Cyprus
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
2.10.1997 | |
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Slovakia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
29.9.1997 | |
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Malaysia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
9.9.1997 | |
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Bolivia
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
11.6.1997 | |
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Botswana
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
5.6.1997 | |
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Nepal
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
30.5.1997 | |
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1996 | |
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Argentina
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
11.11.1996 | |
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Georgia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
23.9.1996 | |
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El Salvador
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
23.1.1996 | |
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1995 | |
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Tunisia
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
19.10.1995 | |
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San Marino
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
1.2.1995 | |
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1993 | |
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Tajikistan
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
26.11.1993 | |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
2.6.1993 | |
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1992 | |
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Slovenia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
29.5.1992 | |
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Azerbaijan
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
19.5.1992 | |
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Kyrgyzstan
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
31.3.1992 | |
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1991 | |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
17.11.1991 | |
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Croatia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
8.10.1991 | |
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1990 | |
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Mauritius
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
30.7.1990 | |
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France
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
13.7.1990 | |
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Guatemala
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
27.4.1990 | |
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Sweden
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
23.4.1990 | |
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Malta
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
9.6.1988 | |
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Belgium
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
19.4.1988 | |
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
15.7.1987 | |
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Greece
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
14.3.1986 | |
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Equatorial Guinea
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
12.6.1985 | |
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Iraq
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
13.2.1985 | |
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Algeria
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
30.4.1984 | |
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Togo
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
16.3.1984 | |
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Dominica
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
27.9.1983 | |
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Antigua and Barbuda
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
17.3.1983 | |
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Nicaragua
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
2.11.1981 | |
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Italy
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
28.7.1981 | |
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Rwanda
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
15.4.1981 | |
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Norway
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
8.7.1980 | |
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Honduras
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
9.6.1980 | |
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Bulgaria
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
23.4.1980 | |
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Israel
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
21.6.1979 | |
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Belarus
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
3.5.1979 | |
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Russian Federation
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
3.5.1979 | |
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Ukraine
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
3.5.1979 | |
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Kenya
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
9.4.1979 | |
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Niger
Minimum age specified: 14 years |
4.12.1978 | |
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Ireland
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
22.6.1978 | |
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Poland
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
22.3.1978 | |
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Uruguay
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
2.6.1977 | |
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Spain
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
16.5.1977 | |
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Luxembourg
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
24.3.1977 | |
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Netherlands
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
14.9.1976 | |
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Costa Rica
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
11.6.1976 | |
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Germany
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
8.4.1976 | |
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Zambia
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
9.2.1976 | |
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Finland
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
13.1.1976 | |
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Romania
Minimum age specified: 16 years |
19.11.1975 | |
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
19.6.1975 | |
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Cuba
Minimum age specified: 15 years |
7.3.1975 | |
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International Labour Standards Department e-mail: normes@ilo.org |
Listing generated by APPLIS on 9 Feb 2010 |
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