| Code: | C136 |
| Benzene Convention, 1971 | |
| Adopt: | June 23, 1971 |
| Force: | July 27, 1973 |
| Classify: | Toxic Substances and Agents |
| Subject: | Occupational Safety and Health |
| Prev: | Workers' Representatives Convention, 1971 |
| Next: | Dock Work Convention, 1973 |
The Benzene Convention (C136) is an International Labour Organization standard adopted in 1971 which seeks to regulate exposure to benzene processes and products at work.
Article 11 of the convention prohibits pregnant women and nursing mothers from exposure to benzene or benzene products while at work.[1]
, the convention has been ratified by 38 countries (Luxembourg being the last to ratify in 2008).[2]