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| Convention concerning the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment as Fishermen | ||||||
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| Basic information |
| Date of adoption | 19 June 1959 |
| Place of adoption | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Entry into force | 7 November 1961 |
| Authentic text(s) | English, French |
| Associated instruments | Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment |
| Summary of agreement |
The Convention concerning the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment as Fishermen was adopted at the 43rd Session of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Conference, in Geneva in June 1959, and entered into force in November 1961. The primary objective of the Convention was to establish a minimum age for the employment of fishing crew and, pursuant to this, it established a prohibition, subject to limited exceptions, on the employment of children under the age of fifteen years on fishing vessels (eighteen years in the case of coal-burning fishing vessels as trimmers or stokers). "Fishing vessels" was defined in the Convention as all ships and boats, of any nature whatsoever, whether publicly or privately owned, which are engaged in maritime fishing in salt waters (but excluding fishing in ports and harbours or in estuaries of rivers, or to individuals fishing for sport or recreation). In total, 29 States ratified the Convention: Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Suriname, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay. The Convention was revised in 1973 by the Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, which set general standards for child employment. Although it formally remains in force, most former parties have denounced the Convention and it is classified as "outdated" by ILO.
| Further information and references |
- Internet sources
- Additional references
ILO Convention No. 112
- Related instruments
Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment