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Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention, 1988
C168
ILO Convention
Date of adoptionJune 21, 1988
Date in forceOctober 17, 1991
ClassificationEmployment Policy
Unemployment benefit
Subject Social security
Previous Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988
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Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention, 1988 is an International Labour Organization Convention to promote employment especially vocational guidance, training and rehabilitation, offer the best protection against the adverse effects of involuntary unemployment, but that involuntary unemployment nevertheless exists and that it is therefore important to ensure the social security systems should promote employment assistance and economic support to those who are involuntary unemployed. The convention calls for additional measures for disadvantaged categories of workers, such was women, migrant workers, or those affected by structural adjustment. [1]

Ratifications

As of February 2024, Albania, Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Norway, Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland had ratified the convention. [2]

References

  1. ^ Carrillo, Raúl (2021-10-28). "Labour". In d'Aspremont, Jean; Haskell, John (eds.). Tipping Points in International Law: Commitment and Critique. Cambridge University Press. p. 199. ISBN  978-1-108-84510-6.
  2. ^ "Ratifications of C168 - Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention, 1988 (No. 168)". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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