Treaty

Convention concerning Migration for Employment (Revised 1949)

Treaty data

Treaty number 007101
Date of conclusion 01-07-1949
Place of conclusion Genève
Provisional application
Entry into force 22-01-1952
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 1951, 544
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1951, 544
Consolidated text 0005528

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 20-05-1953
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Albania 02-03-2005 (R) 02-03-2006
Algeria 19-10-1962 (Su) 03-07-1962
Armenia 27-01-2006 (R) 27-01-2007
Bahamas 25-05-1976 (R) 25-05-1977
Barbados 08-05-1967 (Su) 30-11-1966
Belgium 27-07-1953 (R) 27-07-1954
Belize 15-12-1983 (R) 15-12-1984
Bosnia and Herzegovina 02-06-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Brazil 18-06-1965 (R) 18-06-1966
Burkina Faso 09-06-1961 (R) 09-06-1962
Cameroon 03-09-1962 (Su) 01-01-1960
Comoros 15-07-2021 (R) 15-07-2022
Cuba 29-04-1952 (R) 29-04-1953
Cyprus 23-09-1960 (Su) 16-08-1960
Democratic Republic of the Congo 26-10-2023 (R) 26-10-2024
Dominica 28-02-1983 (R) 28-02-1984
Ecuador 05-04-1978 (R) 05-04-1979
France 29-03-1954 (R) 29-03-1955
Germany 22-06-1959 (R) 22-06-1960
Grenada 09-07-1979 (R) 09-07-1980
Guatemala 13-02-1952 (R) 13-02-1953
Guyana 08-06-1966 (Su) 26-05-1966
Israel 30-03-1953 (R) 30-03-1954
Italy 22-10-1952 (R) 22-10-1953
Jamaica 26-12-1962 (Su) 06-08-1962
Kenya 30-11-1965 (R) 30-11-1966
Kyrgyzstan 10-09-2008 (R) 10-09-2009
Madagascar 14-06-2001 (R) 14-06-2002
Malawi 22-03-1965 (R) 22-03-1966
Malaysia 03-03-1964 (R) 03-03-1965
Mauritius 02-12-1969 (Su) 12-03-1968
Moldova 12-12-2005 (R) 12-12-2006
Montenegro 03-06-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 14-06-2019 (R) 14-06-2020
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 20-05-1952 (R) 20-05-1953
New Zealand 10-11-1950 (R) 22-01-1952
Nigeria 17-10-1960 (Su) 01-10-1960
North Macedonia 17-11-1991 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 17-02-1955 (R) 17-02-1956
Philippines 21-04-2009 (R) 21-04-2010
Portugal 12-12-1978 (R) 12-12-1979
Saint Lucia 14-05-1980 (R) 14-05-1981
Serbia 24-11-2000 (Su) 27-04-1992
Sierra Leone 25-08-2021 (R) 25-08-2022
Slovenia 29-02-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Somalia 08-03-2021 (R) 08-03-2022
Spain 21-03-1967 (R) 21-03-1968
Tajikistan 10-04-2007 (R) 10-04-2008
Tanzania 22-06-1964 (Su) 26-04-1964
Trinidad and Tobago 24-05-1963 (Su) 31-08-1962
United Kingdom 22-01-1951 (R) 22-01-1952
Uruguay 18-03-1954 (R) 18-03-1955
Venezuela 09-06-1983 (R) 09-06-1984
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 04-12-1968 (R) 04-12-1969
Zambia 02-12-1964 (Su) 24-10-1964

Extensions

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981) 22-09-1961 01-11-1981
Bahamas (< 10-07-1973) 13-02-1962 10-07-1973
Barbados (< 30-11-1966) 22-09-1961 30-11-1966
Belize (< 21-09-1981) 05-09-1967 21-09-1981
Botswana (< 30-09-1966) 24-09-1966 30-09-1966
British North Borneo (< 16-09-1963) 16-12-1959 16-09-1963
British Virgin Islands 22-09-1961
Cyprus (< 16-08-1960) 16-12-1959 16-08-1960
Dominica (< 03-11-1978) 22-09-1961 03-11-1978
Gambia, The (< 18-02-1965) 16-12-1959 18-02-1965
Grenada (< 07-02-1974) 22-09-1961 07-02-1974
Guernsey 10-03-1957
Guiana (< 26-05-1966) 22-09-1961 26-05-1966
Jamaica (< 06-08-1962) 22-09-1961 06-08-1962
Jersey 10-03-1957
Kenya (< 12-12-1963) 16-12-1959 12-12-1963
Man, Isle of 10-03-1957
Mauritius (< 12-03-1968) 16-12-1959 12-03-1968
Montserrat 22-09-1961
Nigeria (< 01-10-1960) 16-12-1959 01-10-1960
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983) 22-09-1961 19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 22-09-1961 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) 22-09-1961 27-10-1979
Tanganyika (< 09-12-1961) 16-12-1959 09-12-1961
Trinidad and Tobago (< 31-08-1962) 22-09-1961 31-08-1962
Uganda (< 09-10-1962) 16-12-1959 09-01-1962
Zambia (< 01-01-1964) 15-01-1964 01-01-1964
Zanzibar (< 26-04-1964) 16-12-1959 26-04-1964

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
Convention concerning the recruitment, placing and conditions of labour of migrants for employment 28-06-1939 Genève
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