- Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949
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ILO Convention C97 Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 Date of adoption July 1, 1949 Date in force January 22, 1952 Classification Migrant workers Subject Migrant workers Previous Next Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 is an International Labour Organization Convention for migrant workers.
It was established in 1949, with the preamble stating:
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the revision of the Migration for Employment Convention, 1939,... And the Article 1 states that: Each Member of the International Labour Organisation for which this Convention is in force undertakes to make available on request to the International Labour Office and to each Member,
- a) information on national policies, law and regulations relating to emigration and immigration.
- b) information on special provisions concerning migration for employment and the conditions of work and livelihood of migrants for employment.
- c) information concerning general agreement and special arrangements on these questions concluded by the Member.[1]
This Convention is followed up by Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 and United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Contents
Modification
This Convention is a revision of Convention C66 - Migration for Employment Convention, 1939.
Ratifications
The following countries have ratified this Convention: Country Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyanna, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Kyrgyztan, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia Date Notes References
- ^ - ILO Convention C97
External links
- www.ilo.org/ official ILO site.
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