title: Dock Work Convention, 1973
text: # Dock Work Convention, 1973
  
  Dock Work Convention, 1973 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
  
  It was established in 1973:
  
     Considering that important changes have taken place and are taking place in cargo-handling methods in docks—such as the adoption of unit loads, the introduction of roll-on roll-off techniques and the increase of mechanisation and automation—and in the pattern of movement of freight, and that such changes are expected to become more widespread in the future,...
  
  ## Ratifications
  
  As of January 2023, the convention has been ratified by 25 states, with the most recent ratification being completed by the Russian Federation in 2004. One of the ratifying states, the Netherlands, has denounced the treaty.
  
  | Country | Date | Status |
  | - | - | - |
  | Afghanistan | 16 May 1979 | In Force |
  | Australia | 25 Jun 1974 | In Force |
  | Brazil | 12 Aug 1994 | In Force |
  | Costa Rica | 03 Jul 1975 | In Force |
  | Cuba | 07 Jan 1975 | In Force |
  | Egypt | 04 Aug 1982 | In Force |
  | Finland | 13 Jan 1976 | In Force |
  | France | 15 Feb 1977 | In Force |
  | Guyana | 10 Jan 1983 | In Force |
  | Iraq | 09 Mar 1978 | In Force |
  | Italy | 23 Jun 1981 | In Force |
  | Kenya | 09 Apr 1979 | In Force |
  | Mauritius | 18 Mar 2003 | In Force |
  | Netherlands | 14 Sep 1976 | Denounced on 17 Feb 2006 |
  | Nicaragua | 01 Oct 1981 | In Force |
  | Nigeria | 22 Mar 2004 | In Force |
  | Norway | 21 Oct 1974 | In Force |
  | Poland | 22 Feb 1979 | In Force |
  | Portugal | 09 Jan 1981 | In Force |
  | Romania | 28 Oct 1975 | In Force |
  | Russian Federation | 14 Jul 2004 | In Force |
  | Spain | 22 Apr 1975 | In Force |
  | Sweden | 24 Jul 1974 | In Force |
  | United Republic of Tanzania | 30 May 1983 | In Force |
  | Uruguay | 31 Jul 1980 | In Force |
  