Charter texts
Text of the Treaties
- European Social Charter of 1961 (CETS No. 35)
- Additional Protocol of 1988 extending the social and economic rights of the 1961 Charter (CETS No. 128)
- Amending Protocol of 1991 reforming the supervisory mechanism (CETS No. 142)
- Additional Protocol of 1995 providing for a system of collective complaints (CETS No. 158)
- Revised European Social Charter of 1996 (CETS No. 163)

Text of the European Social Charter (revised), including the applicable provisions of the 'Turin Protocol' and the 'Additional Protocol providing for a system of collective complaints'
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22/03/2023
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