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Protection of Wages Convention, 1949

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949
C95
ILO Convention
Date of adoption1 July 1949
Date in force24 September 1952
ClassificationProtection of Wages
SubjectWages
PreviousLabour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949
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The Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 is an International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention. It was established in 1949, with the preamble stating:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals concerning the protection of wages,...[1]

This convention is referred to in the preamble to the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention of 1957.

Modification

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The convention was subsequently revised by Convention C173, Protection of Workers' Claims (Employer's Insolvency) Convention, 1992.[citation needed]

Ratifications

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As of 2021, the convention had been ratified by 99 states. Subsequent to ratification, one state, the United Kingdom, renounced the treaty on 16 September 1983.[2]

References

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  1. ^ ILO,C095 – Protection of Wages Convention, 1949
  2. ^ ILO, Ratifications. Retrieved 24 June 2018
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