C001 Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919

 ü Vande Matram! India always supported International Law since the era of British Rule. For that India had signed many treaties and conventions. So you are welcome in the series of Treaties Ratified by India.

ü Let’s talk about a convention related to labor which is ratified by the Government of India with the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

ü Since 1919, means since the time of the inception of ILO, India is implementing labor laws in its territory.

ü C-001 Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 is the very first convention of ILO.

ü It was adopted in General Conference held in Washington and organized by the US government on Dt. 29^th October 1919.

ü Due to this convention the limit of maximum hours of working was fixed, which is 8 hours per day and 48 hours per week.

ü And hence the even today in all companies across the world the time of one working shift is 8 hours.

ü Convention is currently open for denunciation.

ü In 1919, Narayan Malhar Joshi who was the leader of the Indian Trade Union represented the labor of India in the ILO General Conference held in Washington.

If you want to know more about Narayan Malhar Joshi then let me know in the comments. Bharat Mata ki Jay.