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Bharat Textiles Ltd. learns that India has ratified an ILO Convention on freedom of association. The HR head asks the company secretary what legal effect ratification has on India. Which statement is correct?

On ratifying an ILO Convention, India accepts a binding international obligation to give effect to it and to submit periodic reports on its application. The Convention does not automatically become domestic law; Indian legislation or executive measures must implement it.

  1. AIndia becomes bound at international level to give effect to the Convention and report periodically on its applicationCorrect
  2. BThe Convention automatically becomes enforceable as an Indian statute without any domestic legislation
  3. CIndia is bound only if every State legislature separately accepts it
  4. DRatification is merely a non-binding statement of intent with no reporting duty

Explanation

Ratification creates a binding international obligation on the member State to apply the Convention and report to the ILO on its working. It does not by itself make the text a domestic statute; legislative or executive action is needed. Option B is wrong for that reason.

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