Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 Explained

Code:C17
Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925
Adopt:June 10, 1925
Force:April 1, 1927
Classify:Employment Injury Benefit
Subject:Social Security
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The Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention is the 17th convention of the International Labour Organization, adopted in 1925. It sets out the requirement that workers or their dependants must be compensated for injury as a result of accidents in the workplace.

Modification

The Convention was subsequently revised in 1964 by Convention C121 - Employment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964.

Ratifications

As of 2013, the convention has been ratified by 74 states. Three states—Chile, Sweden, and Uruguay—have subsequently denounced the convention.

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