Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949

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Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949
C97
ILO Convention
Date of adoptionJuly 1, 1949
Date in forceJanuary 22, 1952
Classification Migrant workers
Subject Migrant workers
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Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 is an International Labour Organization Convention for migrant workers.

Contents

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,

The convention was 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.

Modification

The principles contained in the convention are a revision of ILO Convention C66, Migration for Employment Convention, 1939, which was not ratified by any countries and never came into force.

Ratifications

As of 2021, the convention has been ratified by 53 states. Former parties to the statute include Yugoslavia and Zanzibar.

CountryDateStatus
Albania02 Mar 2005In Force
Algeria19 Oct 1962In Force
Armenia27 Jan 2006In Force
Bahamas25 May 1976In Force
Barbados08 May 1967In Force
Belgium27 Jul 1953In Force
Belize15 Dec 1983In Force
Bosnia and Herzegovina02 Jun 1993In Force
Brazil18 Jun 1965In Force
Burkina Faso09 Jun 1961In Force
Cameroon03 Sep 1962In Force
Comoros15 Jul 2021In Force
Cuba29 Apr 1952In Force
Cyprus23 Sep 1960In Force
Dominica28 Feb 1983In Force
Ecuador05 Apr 1978In Force
France29 Mar 1954In Force
Germany22 Jun 1959In Force
Grenada09 Jul 1979In Force
Guatemala13 Feb 1952In Force
Guyana08 Jun 1966In Force
Israel30 Mar 1953In Force
Italy22 Oct 1952In Force
Jamaica26 Dec 1962In Force
Kenya30 Nov 1965In Force
Kyrgyzstan10 Sep 2008In Force
Madagascar14 Jun 2001In Force
Malawi22 Mar 1965In Force
Malaysia03 Mar 1964In Force
Mauritius02 Dec 1969In Force
Moldova12 Dec 2005In Force
Montenegro03 Jun 2006In Force
Morocco14 Jun 2019In Force
Netherlands20 May 1952In Force
New Zealand10 Nov 1950In Force
Nigeria17 Oct 1960In Force
North Macedonia 17 Nov 1991In Force
Norway17 Feb 1955In Force
Philippines21 Apr 2009In Force
Portugal12 Dec 1978In Force
Saint Lucia14 May 1980In Force
Serbia24 Nov 2000ratified as Serbia and Montenegro
Sierra Leone25 Aug 2021In Force
Slovenia29 May 1992In Force
Somalia08 Mar 2021In Force
Spain21 Mar 1967In Force
Tajikistan10 Apr 2007In Force
Tanzania22 Jun 1964In Force
Trinidad and Tobago24 May 1963In Force
United Kingdom22 Jan 1951In Force
Uruguay18 Mar 1954In Force
Venezuela09 Jun 1983In Force
Zambia02 Dec 1964In Force