International Labour Office

Note Verbale

Ref.: CR 10.001 (29-09-2026)

Report for item VII on the agenda of the 116thSession (2028) of the International Labour Conference: Abrogation of four international labour Conventions and withdrawal of one international labour Convention and three Recommendations

The International Labour Office presents its compliments to the Governments of Member States of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and has the honour to refer them to Report VII(1): Abrogation of four international labour Conventions and withdrawal of one international labour Convention and three Recommendations, prepared for the 116th Session (2028) of the International Labour Conference, which was published on the ILO’s website on 15 September 2026.

The Conventions placed on the agenda for abrogation are the Minimum Age (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 10), the Minimum Age (Non-Industrial Employment) Convention, 1932 (No. 33), the Minimum Age (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1937 (No. 59), and the Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965 (No. 123).

The Convention placed on the agenda for withdrawal is the Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 5).

The Recommendations placed on the agenda for withdrawal are the Minimum Age (Non-Industrial Employment) Recommendation, 1932 (No. 41), the Minimum Age (Family Undertakings) Recommendation, 1937 (No. 52), and the Minimum Age (Underground Work) Recommendation, 1965 (No. 124).

This report is available on the ILO website in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian and Spanish at:

https://www.ilo.org/resource/conference-paper/ilc/ilc116/abrogation-four-international-labour-conventions-and-withdrawal-one

The attention of Member States is drawn to article 52, paragraph 1, of the Standing Orders of the International Labour Conference, which requires the Office to communicate the report and the questionnaires included therein to the Governments, requesting them to provide their replies within a period of 12 months in respect of the abrogation and withdrawal of the instruments in question, after consultation with the most representative national organizations of employers and workers. The replies to these questionnaires are important as they will constitute the basis for the preparation of the final Office report to the 116th Session (2028) of the Conference.

Governments are encouraged, where possible, to download the questionnaires in electronic format, which is available on the website above, and to submit their replies to the Office of the Legal Adviser ([email protected]) no later than 28 September 2027.

The International Labour Office avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Governments of Member States of the ILO the assurances of its highest consideration.

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