On 3 March 2026, Greece formally ratified the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), the Safe and Healthy Working Environment (Consequential Amendments) Convention, 2023 (No. 191), and the 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, depositing the instruments with the ILO Director-General, Mr Gilbert F. Houngbo. Ambassador Ioannis Ghikas highlighted that full implementation of these instruments will strengthen worker protections, combat forced and undeclared labour, and improve working conditions across Greece, while promoting inclusiveness and gender equality.
The ILO welcomed Greece’s ratifications, noting that the country has now ratified all 11 of the ILO’s fundamental instruments, reaffirming its commitment to social justice and the promotion of fundamental principles and rights at work. The ratifications signal Greece’s dedication to preventing forced labour in all its forms and advancing occupational safety and health at both national and enterprise levels.
Convention No. 155 establishes the framework for a coherent national policy on occupational safety and health, while Convention No. 191 updates ILO instruments to classify a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental right. The 2014 Protocol supplements the Forced Labour Convention of 1930, reinforcing measures to prevent and eliminate forced labour, including human trafficking, and to provide protection and support for victims.
With these actions, Greece has now ratified a total of 75 ILO Conventions and 2 Protocols, further strengthening its adherence to international labour standards.
