The ITF is building support for unions around the world to lobby governments for the ratification and implementation of C190. Lobbying governments and achieving ratification in any country is a collective effort, and we are closely working with the ITUC and other Global Union Federations to build strong, coordinated national campaigns.
Ratification is a crucial, but it is only the beginning—the work of unions continues beyond that to ensure the convention is meaningfully implemented, made accessible and monitored.
We are building and strengthening union capacity to engage in national tripartite dialogues and to monitor and report on implementation progress to the ILO.
We are working to support unions to ensure that transport workers' voices are central to these efforts and the issues key to transport workers—like commute to and from work, third-party violence, informal work, and unsafe public spaces—are reflected in ratification discussions and national implementation plans.
Through this approach, we aim to ensure C190 delivers real change for transport industry.
Countries that have ratified ILO Convention 190 and their dates of ratification include:
- Uruguay: June 12, 2020
- Fiji: June 25, 2020
- Argentina: February 23, 2021
- Ecuador: May 18, 2021
- Somalia: November 8, 2021
- Namibia: November 9, 2021
- Mauritius: November 11, 2021
- Greece: December 17, 2021
- Italy: January 29, 2022
- South Africa: February 29, 2022
- Mexico: March 15, 2022 Gobierno de México
- United Kingdom: March 7, 2022
- Canada: January 30, 2023
- Australia: June 9, 2023
- Belgium: June 13, 2023
- Albania: May 6, 2022
- Antigua and Barbuda: May 9, 2022
- Bahamas: November 30, 2022
- Barbados: September 1, 2022
- Central African Republic: June 9, 2022
As of December 2023, a total of 39 countries have ratified the convention.
Ratifying ILO Convention 190 signifies a country's proactive stance in fostering respectful and secure working environments for all individuals.