Bosnia and Herzegovina has ratified ILO Convention on Private Employment Agencies

 

Bosnia and Herzegoniva has officially ratified the ILO Convention 181 on private employment agencies on January10th 2010. It is the 22nd country that has done so.

Adopted in 1997, the ILO Convention 181 recognises the “role private employment agencies may play in a well-functioning labour market”. The purpose of this Convention is to allow the operation of private employment agencies as well as to protect the workers using their services (Article 2.3).

Convention 181 replaces the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention of 1949 (No. 96), effectively abandoning the ILO's restrictive or prohibitive policy toward private employment agencies and encouraging the effective operation of services provided by private employment agencies, and especially temporary work agencies.

Ciett explicitly welcomes the Convention 181 as in instrument for international minimum standard for the agency work industry and promotes the ratification of the Convention 181.

In coopertaion with UNI Global Union, Ciett has originated several events organised by the ILO Office to increase awareness and promote ratification of C181. The last event was a tripartite workshop held in October 2009, during which all participants agreed on some Concluding Points. 

The list of countries that have ratified ILO C181 can be found here.

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