| C47 | |
| Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935 | |
| Date of adoption | June 22, 1935 |
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| Date in force | May 23, 1957 |
| Classification | Hours of Work |
| 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;...[1]
| Country | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 22:10:1970 | ratified |
| Azerbaijan | 19:05:1992 | ratified |
| Belarus | 21:08:1956 | ratified |
| Finland | 23:11:1989 | ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | 31:03:1992 | ratified |
| Lithuania | 26:09:1994 | ratified |
| Republic of Moldova | 09:12:1997 | ratified |
| New Zealand | 29:03:1938 | ratified |
| Norway | 13:03:1979 | ratified |
| Russian Federation | 23:06:1956 | ratified |
| Sweden | 11:08:1982 | ratified |
| Tajikistan | 26:11:1993 | ratified |
| Ukraine | 10:08:1956 | ratified |
| Uzbekistan | 13:07:1992 | ratified |
(Source: ILOLEX - 4 March 2010)[2]