Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970

Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970

C132
ILO Convention
Date of adoption	June 24, 1970
Date in force	June 30, 1973
Classification	Paid Leave
Subject	Paid holidays
Previous	Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970
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Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

It was established in 1970:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to holidays with pay,...

Provision

The central provision of the convention is found in Article 3, which states that people to whom the convention applies shall be entitled to an annual paid holiday of a specified minimum length, and that although the ratifying state may select the length of the minimum holiday, it "shall in no case be less than three working weeks for one year of service".

Modification

This Convention revised Convention C52 – Holidays with Pay Convention, 1936.

Ratifications

As of 2020, the convention has been ratified by 38 states.

Country	Year of ratification	Declared minimum number of paid holidays per year	Notes
Armenia	2006	28 days
Azerbaijan	2016	24 days
Belarus	2020	20 days
Belgium	2003	24 calendar days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1993	18 working days
Brazil	1998	30 working days
Burkina Faso	1974	one calendar month
Cameroon	1973	3 weeks
Chad	2000	24 working days
Croatia	1991	18 working days
Czech Republic	1996	3 weeks
Finland	1990	24 working days
Germany	1975	18 working days
Guinea	1977	one calendar month
Hungary	1998	20 working days
Iraq	1974	3 weeks
Ireland	1974	3 weeks
Italy	1981	3 weeks
Kenya	1979	21 working days
Latvia	1994	4 weeks
Luxembourg	1975	25 working days
Republic of Macedonia	1991	18 working days
Madagascar	1972	3 weeks
Malta	1988	21 working days
Moldova	1998	24 working days
Montenegro	2006	18 working days
Norway	1973	24 working days
Portugal	1981	21 days
Russia	2010	28 calendar days
Rwanda	1991	18 working days
Serbia (as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)	2000	20 working days
Slovenia	1992	18 working days
Spain	1972	3 weeks
Sweden	1978	5 weeks
Switzerland	1992	4 weeks	5 weeks for workers under 20 years old
Ukraine	2001	24 calendar days
Uruguay	1977	20 working days
Yemen (as North Yemen)	1976	21 days (workers); 30 days (employees)

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