International Standards

The sections below show the ratification statuses of Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam concerning select ILO conventions and human rights convention. Last updated in June 2021.

Ratification Statuses of Select ILO Conventions

Burma/ Myanmar (Year of Ratification: 1955)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1999)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

ILO’s Direct Request

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not Yet Ratified)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1999)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

ILO’s Direct Request 

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 2019)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1969)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

ILO’s Direct Request

China (Year of Ratification: 1990)

ILO’s Direct Request

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 2008)

ILO’s Direct Request

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 1999)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

ILO’s Direct Request

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 1997)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

ILO’s Direct Request

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1999)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

ILO’s Direct Request

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 1969)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

ILO’s Direct Request

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 2020)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1999)

ILO’s Direct Request

China (Year of Ratification: 2006)

ILO’s Direct Request

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 2008)

ILO’s Direct Request

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 2017)

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 1997)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

ILO’s Direct Request

Burma/ Myanmar (Year of Ratification: 1923)

ILO’s Direct Request

Cambodia (Not yet ratified)

China (Year of Ratification: 1934)

Observations and Comments on Implementation
ILO’s Direct Request

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 1968)

ILO’s Direct Request

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 2007)

ILO’s Direct Request

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Not yet ratified)

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Not yet ratified)

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Not yet ratified)

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Not yet ratified)

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Not yet ratified)

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Not yet ratified)

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Not yet ratified)

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

* : Fundamental Conventions

Ratification Statuses of Select Human Rights Conventions

Burma/ Myanmar (Year of Ratification: 2017)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1992)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

China (Year of Ratification: 1998; signed but not ratified)

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 2009)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 1996)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 1982)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Burma/ Myanmar (Year of Ratification: 2017)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1992)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

China (Year of Ratification: 2001)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 2007)

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 1999)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 1982)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1989)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

China (Year of Ratification: 1981)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 1974)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 2003)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 1982)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1992)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

China (Year of Ratification: 1988)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 2012)

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 2007)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 2015)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Burma/ Myanmar (Year of Ratification: 1991)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1992)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

China (Year of Ratification: 1992)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 1991)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 1992)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 1990)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 2004; signed but not yet ratified)

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Year of Ratification: 2011)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 2012)

China (Year of Ratification: 2008)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 2009)

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 2008)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 2007)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 2013)

Observations and Comments on Implementation

China (Not yet ratified)

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 2008; signed but not yet ratified)

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 2012; signed but not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Not yet ratified)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 1992)

China (Year of Ratification: 1982)

Lao PDR (Not yet ratified)

Thailand (Not yet ratified)

Vietnam (Not yet ratified)

Burma/ Myanmar (Year of Ratification: 2004)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 2004)

China (Year of Ratification: 2003)

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 2003)

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 2013)

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 2012)

Burma/ Myanmar (Year of Ratification: 2004)

Cambodia (Year of Ratification: 2007)

China (Year of Ratification: 2010)

Lao PDR (Year of Ratification: 2013)

Thailand (Year of Ratification: 2013)

Vietnam (Year of Ratification: 2012)