Normes T: + 41 22 799 71 55 E: [email protected]

TO MEMBER STATES OF THE ILO 20 July 2026

Communication of certified copies of the texts of the new instrument and of the instrument of withdrawal adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 114th Session (Geneva, 1-12 June 2026)

Dear Minister,

In accordance with article 19, paragraph 4, of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization (ILO), I am communicating herewith the link to the certified copy of the new instrument adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 114th Session (Geneva, 1-12 June 2026), with a view to effect being given to it by national legislation or otherwise:

Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention, 2026 (No. 193)

According to the procedures foreseen in article 19, paragraphs 5 and 6, of the ILO Constitution, the text of this instrument must be submitted to the competent authorities of your country within one year or, exceptionally, no later than eighteen months from the closing of the session of the Conference, i.e. before 12 June 2027 or, in exceptional circumstances, before 12 December 2027.

I should be grateful if you could communicate to the Office, pursuant to the provisions of article 19, all information concerning the submission of the instrument by your Government to the competent authority and the latter’s decisions.

In order to assist your Government in fulfilling its constitutional obligation and transmitting the required information to the Office, please refer to the Memorandum concerning the obligation to submit Conventions and Recommendations to the competent authorities, which contains the relevant provisions of article 19, as well as a questionnaire. In keeping with established practice, the Office will bring before the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations any information provided by your Government concerning these questions.

I likewise draw your attention to the provisions of article 23, paragraph 2, of the Constitution, according to which each Member State must communicate to the representative organizations of employers and workers a copy of the information concerning the submission to the competent authorities, which has been forwarded to the Office.

2. The Office remains at your disposal for any further information you may require regarding the procedure to be followed or the scope of this new instrument. I would like to thank your Government for its consideration of the new international labour standard adopted by the Conference, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Constitution of the ILO.

In addition, I wish to bring to your attention the withdrawal of the following instrument, by decision of the International Labour Conference at its 114th Session:

Labour Standards (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947 (No. 83)

You are kindly requested to communicate information about the international labour standard which has been withdrawn to national employers’ and workers’ organizations.

Please address all correspondence on the subject to the International Labour Standards Department by email ([email protected]). Should your Government wish to receive hard copies of the authentic text of the new instrument or of the instrument of withdrawal, it may request them from the Office of the Legal Adviser ([email protected]).

Lastly, I have the honour to draw your attention to the resolutions also adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 114th Session:

• Resolution concerning the financial report and audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025

• Resolution concerning the treatment of the net premium for 2024–25

• Resolution concerning the composition of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization

• Resolution concerning the third recurrent discussion on social dialogue and tripartism

• Resolution on the standard-setting item on decent work in the platform economy

• Resolution concerning the ILO transformative agenda for gender equality in the world of work

I should be grateful if you would also communicate this information to the national employers’ and workers’ organizations.

Yours sincerely,

Gilbert F. Houngbo Director-General

Normes T: + 41 22 799 71 55 E: [email protected]

TO MEMBER STATES OF THE ILO 20 July 2026

Communication of certified copies of the texts of the new instrument and of the instrument of withdrawal adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 114th Session (Geneva, 1-12 June 2026)

Dear Minister,

In accordance with article 19, paragraph 4, of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization (ILO), I am communicating herewith the link to the certified copy of the new instrument adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 114th Session (Geneva, 1-12 June 2026), with a view to effect being given to it by national legislation or otherwise:

Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention, 2026 (No. 193)

According to the procedures foreseen in article 19, paragraphs 5 and 6, of the ILO Constitution, the text of this instrument must be submitted to the competent authorities of your country within one year or, exceptionally, no later than eighteen months from the closing of the session of the Conference, i.e. before 12 June 2027 or, in exceptional circumstances, before 12 December 2027.

I should be grateful if you could communicate to the Office, pursuant to the provisions of article 19, all information concerning the submission of the instrument by your Government to the competent authority and the latter’s decisions.

In order to assist your Government in fulfilling its constitutional obligation and transmitting the required information to the Office, please refer to the Memorandum concerning the obligation to submit Conventions and Recommendations to the competent authorities, which contains the relevant provisions of article 19, as well as a questionnaire. In keeping with established practice, the Office will bring before the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations any information provided by your Government concerning these questions.

I likewise draw your attention to the provisions of article 23, paragraph 2, of the Constitution, according to which each Member State must communicate to the representative organizations of employers and workers a copy of the information concerning the submission to the competent authorities, which has been forwarded to the Office.

2. The Office remains at your disposal for any further information you may require regarding the procedure to be followed or the scope of this new instrument. I would like to thank your Government for its consideration of the new international labour standard adopted by the Conference, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Constitution of the ILO.

In addition, I wish to bring to your attention the withdrawal of the following instrument, by decision of the International Labour Conference at its 114th Session:

Labour Standards (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947 (No. 83)

You are kindly requested to communicate information about the international labour standard which has been withdrawn to national employers’ and workers’ organizations.

Please address all correspondence on the subject to the International Labour Standards Department by email ([email protected]). Should your Government wish to receive hard copies of the authentic text of the new instrument or of the instrument of withdrawal, it may request them from the Office of the Legal Adviser ([email protected]).

Lastly, I have the honour to draw your attention to the resolutions also adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 114th Session:

• Resolution concerning the financial report and audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025

• Resolution concerning the treatment of the net premium for 2024–25

• Resolution concerning the composition of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization

• Resolution concerning the third recurrent discussion on social dialogue and tripartism

• Resolution on the standard-setting item on decent work in the platform economy

• Resolution concerning the ILO transformative agenda for gender equality in the world of work

I should be grateful if you would also communicate this information to the national employers’ and workers’ organizations.

Yours sincerely,

Gilbert F. Houngbo Director-General