| C45 | |
|---|---|
| ILO Convention | |
| Date of adoption | June 21, 1935 |
| Date in force | May 30, 1937 |
| Classification | Underground Work |
| Subject | Occupational Safety and Health |
| Previous | Unemployment Provision Convention, 1934 (shelved) |
| Next | Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention (Revised), 1935 |
Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1935, with the preamble stating:
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the employment of women on underground work in mines of all kinds,..
As of 2023, the treaty has been ratified by 98 states. Of the ratifying states, 30 have subsequently denounced the convention.
| Country | Ratification date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 14/05/1937 | ratified |
| Angola | 04/06/1976 | ratified |
| Argentina | 14/03/1950 | ratified |
| Australia | 07/10/1953 | denounced on 20/05/1988 |
| Austria | 03/07/1937 | denounced on 03/04/2008 |
| Azerbaijan | 19/05/1992 | ratified |
| Bahamas | 25/05/1976 | ratified |
| Bangladesh | 22/06/1972 | ratified |
| Belarus (as the Byelorussian SSR) | 04/08/1961 | ratified |
| Belgium | 04/08/1937 | denounced on 30/05/2008 |
| Bolivia | 15/11/1973 | ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 02/06/1993 | denounced on 26/03/2018 |
| Brazil | 22/09/1938 | ratified |
| Bulgaria | 29/12/1949 | ratified |
| Cameroon | 03/09/1962 | ratified |
| Canada | 16/09/1966 | denounced on 19/05/1978 |
| Chile | 16/03/1946 | denounced on 30/05/1997 |
| China (as the Republic of China) | 02/12/1936 | ratified |
| Costa Rica | 22/03/1960 | ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 05/05/1961 | ratified |
| Croatia | 08/10/1991 | ratified |
| Cuba | 14/04/1936 | ratified |
| Cyprus | 23/09/1960 | denounced on 11/07/2017 |
| Czech Republic | 01/01/1993 | denounced on 24/04/2008 |
| Djibouti | 03/08/1978 | denounced on 29/05/2008 |
| Dominican Republic | 12/08/1957 | ratified |
| Ecuador | 06/07/1954 | ratified |
| Egypt | 11/07/1947 | ratified |
| Estonia | 04/06/1937 | denounced on 06/12/2007 |
| Fiji | 19/04/1974 | ratified |
| Finland | 03/03/1938 | denounced on 19/09/1997 |
| France | 25/01/1938 | denounced on 02/05/2008 |
| Gabon | 13/06/1961 | ratified |
| Germany | 15/11/1954 | denounced on 25/04/2008 |
| Ghana | 20/05/1957 | ratified |
| Greece | 30/05/1936 | ratified |
| Guatemala | 07/03/1960 | ratified |
| Guinea-Bissau | 21/02/1977 | ratified |
| Guinea | 12/12/1966 | ratified |
| Guyana | 08/06/1966 | ratified |
| Haiti | 05/04/1960 | ratified |
| Honduras | 20/06/1960 | ratified |
| Hungary | 19/12/1938 | denounced on 30/05/2008 |
| India | 25/03/1938 | ratified |
| Indonesia | 12/06/1950 | ratified |
| Ireland | 20/08/1936 | denounced on 27/05/1988 |
| Italy | 22/10/1952 | denounced on 29/05/2008 |
| Japan | 11/06/1956 | ratified |
| Kenya | 13/01/1964 | ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | 31/03/1992 | ratified |
| Lebanon | 26/07/1962 | ratified |
| Lesotho | 31/10/1966 | ratified |
| Luxembourg | 03/03/1958 | denounced on 29/04/1988 |
| Malawi | 22/03/1965 | ratified |
| Malaysia (as the Federation of Malaya) | 11/11/1957 | ratified |
| Malta | 09/06/1988 | denounced on 29/05/2008 |
| Mexico | 21/02/1938 | ratified |
| Montenegro | 03/06/2006 | ratified |
| Morocco | 20/09/1956 | ratified |
| Netherlands | 20/02/1937 | denounced on 29/04/1998 |
| New Zealand | 29/03/1938 | denounced on 23/06/1987 |
| Nicaragua | 01/03/1976 | ratified |
| Nigeria | 17/10/1960 | ratified |
| North Macedonia[1] | 17/11/1991 | ratified |
| Pakistan | 25/03/1938 | ratified |
| Panama | 16/02/1959 | ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | 01/05/1976 | ratified |
| Peru | 08/11/1945 | denounced on 09/06/1997 |
| Poland | 15/06/1957 | denounced on 29/05/2008 |
| Portugal | 18/10/1937 | ratified |
| Russian Federation (as the Soviet Union) | 04/05/1961 | ratified |
| Saudi Arabia | 15/06/1978 | ratified |
| Serbia (as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) | 24/11/2000 | ratified |
| Sierra Leone | 13/06/1961 | ratified |
| Singapore | 25/10/1965 | ratified |
| Slovakia | 01/01/1993 | denounced on 20/02/2008 |
| Slovenia | 29/05/1992 | denounced on 18/03/2008 |
| Solomon Islands | 06/08/1985 | ratified |
| Somalia | 18/11/1960 | ratified |
| South Africa | 25/06/1936 | ratified |
| Spain | 24/06/1958 | denounced |
| Sri Lanka | 20/12/1950 | ratified |
| Swaziland | 05/06/1981 | ratified |
| Sweden | 11/07/1936 | denounced on 15/06/1967 |
| Switzerland | 23/05/1940 | ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 26/07/1960 | ratified |
| Tajikistan | 26/11/1993 | ratified |
| Tanzania (as Tanganyika) | 30/01/1962 | ratified |
| Tunisia | 15/05/1957 | ratified |
| Turkey | 21/04/1938 | ratified |
| Uganda | 04/06/1963 | ratified |
| Ukraine (as the Ukrainian SSR) | 04/08/1961 | ratified |
| United Kingdom | 18/07/1936 | denounced on 26/05/1988 |
| Uruguay | 18/03/1954 | denounced on 26/05/1978 |
| Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | 20/11/1944 | ratified |
| Viet Nam | 03/10/1994 | ratified |
| Zambia | 02/12/1964 | denounced on 03/03/1998 |
| Zimbabwe | 06/06/1980 | denounced on 30/05/2008 |