Practice question
A June 2026 memorandum correctly identifies C190 as in force for the Philippines, but concludes that every sentence of the Convention automatically supplies a private damages action of any amount against every employer without examining its terms or domestic law. Which is the sound response?
- Treaty status alone proves every employee’s factual allegation
- Ratification makes the Recommendation a statute too
- In-force treaty status matters, but the asserted remedy still requires analysis of the instrument’s provisions and applicable domestic law
- C190 had not yet entered into force for the Philippines
- No ratified Convention can ever be relevant domestically
Legal references
- ILO, Conventions, Protocols and Recommendations; UN Treaty Collection, C190 Philippine status: https://www.ilo.org/international-labour-standards/conventions-protocols-and-recommendations
- UN Treaty Collection, C190, Philippine entry into force: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/showDetails.aspx?objid=0800000280559e75
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