Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935
| C47 | |
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| ILO Convention | |
| Date of adoption | June 22, 1935 |
| Date in force | May 23, 1957 |
| Classification | Hours of Work |
| Subject | Working Time |
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Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1935, with the preamble stating:
Considering that in pursuance of the Resolutions adopted by the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Sessions of the International Labour Conference it is necessary that a continuous effort should be made to reduce hours of work in all forms of employment to such extent as is possible;...