SECTION 1

1. This Convention applies to contracts which fulfil the following conditions: o (a) that one at least of the parties to the contract is a public authority; o (b) that the execution of the contract involves-- ▪ (i) the expenditure of funds by a public authority; and ▪ (ii) the employment of workers by the other party to the contract; o (c) that the contract is a contract for-- ▪ (i) the construction, alteration, repair or demolition of public works; ▪ (ii) the manufacture, assembly, handling or shipment of materials, supplies or equipment; or ▪ (iii) the performance or supply of services; and o (d) that the contract is awarded by a central authority of a Member of the International Labour Organisation for which the Convention is in force. 2. The competent authority shall determine the extent to which and the manner in which the Convention shall be applied to contracts awarded by authorities other than central authorities. 3. This Convention applies to work carried out by subcontractors or assignees of contracts; appropriate measures shall be taken by the competent authority to ensure such application. 4. Contracts involving the expenditure of public funds of an amount not exceeding a limit fixed by the competent authority after consultation with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist, may be exempted from the application of this Convention. 5. The competent authority may, after consultation with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist, exclude from the application of this Convention persons occupying positions of management or of a technical, professional or scientific character, whose conditions of employment are not regulated by national laws or regulations, collective agreement or arbitration award and who do not ordinarily perform manual work.