Practice question
A company claims that an ILO Recommendation is automatically a binding treaty for the Philippines because the International Labour Conference adopted it. Is this accurate?
- Yes, every adopted ILO text is a treaty
- Yes, publication in a company memorandum ratifies it
- Yes, if management finds it useful
- Yes, even without regard to the instrument’s legal character
- No; adoption of a Recommendation does not turn it into a ratified Convention
Legal references
- ILO, Conventions, Protocols and Recommendations: https://www.ilo.org/international-labour-standards/conventions-protocols-and-recommendations
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