Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention, 1929 (shelved)

Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention, 1929 (shelved)

C28
ILO Convention
Date of adoption	June 21, 1929
Date in force	April 1, 1932
This Convention has been "shelved".
Classification	Dock Work
Subject	Dockworkers
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Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention, 1929 (shelved) is an International Labour Organization Convention.

It was established in 1929:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the protection against accidents of workers employed in loading or unloading ships,...

Modification

The concepts contained in the convention were revised and included in ILO Convention C32, Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932, and again in ILO Convention C152, Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979.

Ratifications

Prior to it being shelved, the convention had been ratified by four states.

External links

• Text.
• Ratifications.