| Code: | C181 |
| Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 | |
| Adopt: | 19 June 1997 |
| Force: | 10 May 2000 |
| Classify: | Employment Services - Job Placement |
| Subject: | Employment policy and Promotion |
| Prev: | Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention, 1996 |
| Next: | Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 |
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.[1]
As of March 2023, the convention has been ratified by 37 states. These states are:
| Albania | 30 Jun 1999 | In Force |
| Algeria | 06 Jun 2006 | In Force |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 28 Jul 2021 | In Force |
| Belgium | 28 Sep 2004 | In Force |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 Jan 2010 | In Force |
| Bulgaria | 24 Mar 2005 | In Force |
| Czech Republic | 09 Oct 2000 | In Force |
| Ethiopia | 24 Mar 1999 | In Force |
| Fiji | 21 Jan 2013 | In Force |
| Finland | 25 May 1999 | In Force |
| France | 28 Oct 2015 | In Force |
| Georgia | 27 Aug 2002 | In Force |
| Hungary | 19 Sep 2003 | In Force |
| Israel | 04 Oct 2012 | In Force |
| Italy | 01 Feb 2000 | In Force |
| Japan | 28 Jul 1999 | In Force |
| Lithuania | 19 Mar 2004 | In Force |
| Madagascar | 11 Jun 2019 | In Force |
| Mali | 12 Apr 2016 | In Force |
| Mongolia | 17 Apr 2015 | In Force |
| Morocco | 10 May 1999 | In Force |
| Netherlands | 15 Sep 1999 | In Force |
| Niger | 14 May 2015 | In Force |
| North Macedonia | 03 Oct 2012 | In Force |
| Panama | 10 Aug 1999 | In Force |
| Poland | 15 Sep 2008 | In Force |
| Portugal | 25 Mar 2002 | In Force |
| Republic of Moldova | 19 Dec 2001 | In Force |
| Rwanda | 29 Jun 2018 | In Force |
| Serbia | 15 Mar 2013 | In Force |
| Sierra Leone | 25 Aug 2021 | In Force |
| Slovakia | 22 Feb 2010 | In Force |
| Somalia | 08 Mar 2021 | In Force |
| Spain | 15 Jun 1999 | In Force |
| Suriname | 12 Apr 2006 | In Force |
| Uruguay | 14 Jun 2004 | In Force |
| Zambia | 23 Dec 2013 | In Force |