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Ratifications for Kenya

52 Conventions

  1. Fundamental Conventions: 7 of 10
  2. Governance Conventions (Priority): 3 of 4
  3. Technical Conventions: 42 of 177
  4. Out of 52 Conventions ratified by Kenya, of which 37 are in force, 7 Conventions have been denounced; 8 instruments abrogated; none have been ratified in the past 12 months.

Fundamental

ConventionDateStatusNote
C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) 07 May 2001 In Force
C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) 07 May 2001 In Force
C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)Minimum age specified: 16 years 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) 07 May 2001 In Force

Governance (Priority)

ConventionDateStatusNote
C081 - Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C129 - Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129) 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) 06 Jun 1990 In Force

Technical

ConventionDateStatusNote
C002 - Unemployment Convention, 1919 (No. 2) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C005 - Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 5) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 08 Apr 1980 by convention C138
C011 - Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 11) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C012 - Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 12) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C014 - Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C015 - Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) Convention, 1921 (No. 15) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the ILC at its 106th Session (2017)
C016 - Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921 (No. 16) 09 Feb 1971 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 109th Session (2021)
C017 - Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 (No. 17) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C019 - Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925 (No. 19) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C026 - Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C027 - Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. 27) 09 Feb 1971 In Force
C032 - Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932 (No. 32) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C045 - Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 112th Session (2024)
C050 - Recruiting of Indigenous Workers Convention, 1936 (No. 50) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C058 - Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936 (No. 58) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 08 Apr 1980 by convention C138
C059 - Minimum Age (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1937 (No. 59) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 08 Apr 1980 by convention C138
C063 - Convention concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938 (No. 63) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 112th Session (2024)
C064 - Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No. 64) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C065 - Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1939 (No. 65) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C086 - Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1947 (No. 86) 13 Jan 1964 Not in force Abrogated Convention - By decision of the International Labour Conference at its 107th Session (2018)
C088 - Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C089 - Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 89) 30 Nov 1965 In Force
C094 - Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) 13 Jan 1964 In Force
C097 - Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97)Has excluded the provisions of Annexes I to III 30 Nov 1965 In Force
C099 - Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951 (No. 99) 09 Feb 1971 In Force
C112 - Minimum Age (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 112) 09 Feb 1971 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 04 Feb 2023 by convention C188
C118 - Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962 (No. 118)Has accepted Branches (d) to (f) 09 Feb 1971 In Force
C123 - Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No. 123) 20 Jun 1968 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 08 Apr 1980 by convention C138
C131 - Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C132 - Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 (No. 132)Length of holiday specified: 21 working days. Has accepted the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 1(a) and (b). 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C134 - Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention, 1970 (No. 134) 06 Jun 1990 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 31 Jul 2015 by convention MLC, 2006
C135 - Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 (No. 135) 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C137 - Dock Work Convention, 1973 (No. 137) 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C140 - Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974 (No. 140) 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C141 - Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141) 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C142 - Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C143 - Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143) 09 Apr 1979 In Force
C146 - Seafarers' Annual Leave with Pay Convention, 1976 (No. 146)Length of annual leave specified: 30 days 14 Sep 1990 Not in force Automatic Denunciation on 31 Jul 2015 by convention MLC, 2006
C149 - Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149) 06 Jun 1990 In Force
C185 - Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003, as amended (No. 185) 04 Feb 2022 In Force
Amendments of 2016 to the Annexes of the Convention No. 185 08-Jun-2017 In Force
MLC, 2006 - Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)In accordance with Standard A4.5 (2) and (10), the Government has specified the following branches of social security: medical care; sickness benefit; old-age benefit, employment injury benefit and maternity benefit. 31 Jul 2014 In Force MLC Amendments
C188 - Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) 04 Feb 2022 In Force
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