Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997

Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

It was established in 1997, with the preamble stating:

This Convention applies to all private employment offices, to all categories of workers and to all branches of economic activity. It does not apply to the recruitment and accommodation of seafarers. The purpose of the convention is to enable all private employment agencies to operate and to ensure the protection of workers using their services within the limits of its provisions. According to the convention, private employment agencies have to treat all employees equally without discrimination because of race, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national exclusion or social origin.

Ratifications As of March 2023, the convention has been ratified by 37 states. These states are: Albania30 Jun 1999In ForceAlgeria06 Jun 2006In ForceAntigua and Barbuda28 Jul 2021 In ForceBelgium28 Sep 2004In ForceBosnia and Herzegovina18 Jan 2010In ForceBulgaria24 Mar 2005In ForceCzech Republic09 Oct 2000In ForceEthiopia24 Mar 1999In ForceFiji21 Jan 2013In ForceFinland25 May 1999In ForceFrance28 Oct 2015In ForceGeorgia27 Aug 2002In ForceHungary19 Sep 2003In ForceIsrael04 Oct 2012In ForceItaly01 Feb 2000In ForceJapan28 Jul 1999In ForceLithuania19 Mar 2004In ForceMadagascar11 Jun 2019In ForceMali12 Apr 2016In ForceMongolia17 Apr 2015In ForceMorocco10 May 1999In ForceNetherlands15 Sep 1999In ForceNiger14 May 2015In ForceNorth Macedonia03 Oct 2012In ForcePanama10 Aug 1999In ForcePoland15 Sep 2008In ForcePortugal25 Mar 2002In ForceRepublic of Moldova19 Dec 2001In ForceRwanda29 Jun 2018In ForceSerbia15 Mar 2013In ForceSierra Leone25 Aug 2021 In ForceSlovakia22 Feb 2010In ForceSomalia08 Mar 2021In ForceSpain15 Jun 1999In ForceSuriname12 Apr 2006In ForceUruguay14 Jun 2004In ForceZambia23 Dec 2013In Force

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External links Text. Ratifications.