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Labour Conventions

by

the

International

International Labour Conventions (ILCS), adopted

Labour Organistion (ILO), set

internationally recognised standards for the labour market and provide assurance that workers' interests and welfare

are properly

These from safeguarded

ratification by member States of

made in

for whose international relations

conventions are open to

the ILO.

Declarations

respect of a territory

of

exploitation.

may application

be

the member State is responsible.

2.

which

present, 47 ILCs are applied in Hong Kong, of

At

29

are

modification.

that two

applied

in

full

and

18

applied

with

On 24 October 1991, the Chinese side agreed additional ILCS, i.e. the Repatriation of Seamen Convention 1926 (ILC NO. 23) and the Labour Statistics 1985 (ILC NO. 160), could be applied to Hong Kong and could continue to apply to the Hong Kong SAR after 1997 (cf the Chinese side's speaking note at Annex A). A

list of these 49 ILCS is at Annex B.

Convention

3.

At JLG VIII in November 1987, the British and Chinese sides agreed that the Hong Kong SAR could continue

to

it

to participate in ILO activities and continue to have ILCS applied

after 30 June 1997. The two sides made a declaration to this effect to the Director General of the ILO on 1 September 1989. The ILO Governing Body took note declarations at its meeting on 26 February to 2

of the

1990.

March, published in

the

declarations

were

then

of Copies the ILO Official Bulletin (reference at Annex

C).

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