Convention concerning the organisation of the employment service

General information

• Entry into force: 10-08-1950

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 07-03-1951

Netherlands (Bonaire)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Netherlands (Saba)

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Aruba

• Entry into force: 01-01-1986

Curaçao

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Sint Maarten

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Party

Albania

• Ratification: 07-01-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-01-2010

Algeria

• Ratification: 19-10-1962 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-07-1962

Angola

• Ratification: 04-06-1976 (Su)
• Entry into force: 11-11-1975

Argentina

• Ratification: 24-09-1956 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-09-1957

Australia

• Ratification: 24-12-1949 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-12-1950
• New Guinea (< 16-09-1975)
  Entry into force: 21-06-1973
  Termination: 16-09-1975Papua (< 16-09-1975)
  Entry into force: 21-06-1973
  Termination: 16-09-1975

Austria

• Ratification: 25-09-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-09-1974

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 11-03-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-03-1994

Bahamas

• Ratification: 25-05-1976 (Su)
• Entry into force: 10-07-1973

Belarus

• Ratification: 25-09-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-09-1996

Belgium

• Ratification: 16-03-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-03-1954

Belize

• Ratification: 15-12-1983 (Su)
• Entry into force: 21-09-1981

Bolivia

• Ratification: 31-01-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-01-1978

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ratification: 02-06-1993 (Su)
• Entry into force: 06-03-1992

Brazil

• Ratification: 25-04-1957 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-04-1958

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 29-12-1949 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-12-1950
• Renunciation: 13-03-1961
• Termination: 13-03-1962

Canada

• Ratification: 24-08-1950 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-08-1951

Central African Republic

• Ratification: 09-06-1964 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-06-1965

Colombia

• Ratification: 31-10-1967 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-10-1968

Costa Rica

• Ratification: 02-06-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1961

Cuba

• Ratification: 29-04-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-04-1953

Cyprus

• Ratification: 23-09-1960 (Su)
• Entry into force: 16-08-1960

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 01-01-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 16-06-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-06-1970

Denmark

• Ratification: 30-11-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-11-1973

Djibouti

• Ratification: 03-08-1978 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-06-1977

Dominican Republic

• Ratification: 22-09-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-09-1954

Ecuador

• Ratification: 26-08-1975 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-08-1976

Egypt

• Ratification: 03-07-1954 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-07-1955

El Salvador

• Ratification: 15-06-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1996

Ethiopia

• Ratification: 04-06-1963 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-06-1964

Finland

• Ratification: 23-11-1989 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-11-1990

France

• Ratification: 15-10-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-10-1953

Georgia

• Ratification: 11-09-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-09-2003

Germany

• Ratification: 22-06-1954 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1955

Ghana

• Ratification: 04-04-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-04-1962

Greece

• Ratification: 16-06-1955 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-06-1956

Guatemala

• Ratification: 13-02-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-02-1953

Guinea-Bissau

• Ratification: 21-02-1977 (Su)
• Entry into force: 24-09-1973

Hungary

• Ratification: 04-01-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-01-1995

India

• Ratification: 24-06-1959 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-06-1960

Indonesia

• Ratification: 08-08-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-08-2003

Iraq

• Ratification: 22-06-1951 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-06-1952

Ireland

• Ratification: 29-10-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-10-1970

Israel

• Ratification: 21-08-1959 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-08-1960

Italy

• Ratification: 22-10-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-10-1953
• Renunciation: 09-08-1971
• Termination: 09-08-1972

Japan

• Ratification: 20-10-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-10-1954

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 18-05-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-05-2002

Kenya

• Ratification: 13-01-1964 (Su)
• Entry into force: 12-12-1963

Lebanon

• Ratification: 01-06-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-1978

Libya

• Ratification: 20-06-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 20-06-1963

Lithuania

• Ratification: 26-09-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-09-1995

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 03-03-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-03-1959

Madagascar

• Ratification: 03-06-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-06-1999

Malaysia

• Ratification: 06-06-1974 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-1975

Mali

• Ratification: 12-04-2016 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-04-2017

Malta

• Ratification: 04-01-1965 (Su)
• Entry into force: 21-09-1964

Mauritius

• Ratification: 03-09-2004 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-09-2005

Moldova

• Ratification: 12-08-1996 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-08-1991

Mongolia

• Ratification: 17-04-2015 (R)
• Entry into force: 17-04-2016

Montenegro

• Ratification: 03-06-2006 (Su)
• Entry into force: 03-06-2006

Mozambique

• Ratification: 06-06-1977 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-1978

New Zealand

• Ratification: 03-12-1949 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-12-1950

Nicaragua

• Ratification: 01-10-1981 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-10-1982

Nigeria

• Ratification: 16-06-1961 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-06-1962

North Macedonia

• Ratification: 17-11-1991 (Su)
• Entry into force: 17-11-1991

Norway

• Ratification: 04-07-1949 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-08-1950

Panama

• Ratification: 19-06-1970 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-06-1971

Peru

• Ratification: 06-04-1962 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-04-1963

Philippines

• Ratification: 29-12-1953 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-12-1954

Portugal

• Ratification: 23-06-1972 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-06-1973

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 27-12-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-12-2002

Romania

• Ratification: 06-06-1973 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-06-1974

San Marino

• Ratification: 23-05-1985 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-05-1986

São Tomé e Principe

• Ratification: 01-06-1982 (Su)
• Entry into force: 12-07-1975

Serbia

• Ratification: 24-11-2000 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1992

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 13-06-1961 (Su)
• Entry into force: 27-04-1961

Singapore

• Ratification: 25-10-1965 (Su)
• Entry into force: 09-08-1965

Slovakia

• Ratification: 01-01-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-01-1993

Slovenia

• Ratification: 29-05-1992 (Su)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1991

Spain

• Ratification: 30-05-1960 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-05-1961

Suriname

• Ratification: 15-06-1976 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-06-1977

Sweden

• Ratification: 25-11-1949 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-11-1950

Switzerland

• Ratification: 19-01-1952 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-01-1953

Syria

• Ratification: 30-10-1961 (Su)
• Entry into force: 28-09-1961

Tanzania

• Ratification: 30-01-1962 (Su)
• Entry into force: 09-12-1961

Thailand

• Ratification: 26-02-1969 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-02-1970

Tunisia

• Ratification: 11-10-1968 (R)
• Entry into force: 11-10-1969

Türkiye

• Ratification: 14-07-1950 (R)
• Entry into force: 14-07-1951

United Kingdom

• Ratification: 10-08-1949 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-08-1950
• Renunciation: 06-08-1971
• Termination: 06-08-1972
• Bahamas (< 10-07-1973)
  Entry into force: 26-10-1966
  Termination: 06-08-1972Belize (< 21-09-1981)
  Entry into force: 28-08-1964
  Termination: 21-09-1981Cyprus (< 16-08-1960)
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 16-08-1960Gibraltar
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 06-08-1972Guernsey
  Entry into force: 10-08-1950
  Termination: 06-08-1972Guiana (< 26-05-1966)
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 26-05-1966Jersey
  Entry into force: 10-08-1950
  Termination: 06-08-1972Kenya (< 12-12-1963)
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 12-12-1963Malta (< 21-09-1964)
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 21-09-1964Man, Isle of
  Entry into force: 10-08-1950
  Termination: 06-08-1972Mauritius (< 12-03-1968)
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 12-03-1968Nigeria (< 01-10-1960)
  Entry into force: 06-04-1959
  Termination: 01-10-1960Sierra Leone (< 27-04-1961)
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 27-04-1961Singapore (< 16-09-1963)
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 16-09-1963Swaziland (< 06-09-1968)
  Entry into force: 05-09-1966
  Termination: 06-09-1968Tanganyika (< 09-12-1961)
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 09-12-1961Uganda (< 09-10-1962)
  Entry into force: 22-03-1958
  Termination: 09-10-1962

Venezuela

• Ratification: 16-11-1964 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-11-1965

Vietnam

• Ratification: 23-01-2019 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-01-2020

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

• Ratification: 23-07-1958 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-07-1959

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 07-03-1950 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-03-1951
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  25-06-1951
  The Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts, on behalf of Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles, the obligations of the Convention (no. 88) concerning the Organisation of the Employment Service; in Suriname they will be applied without modification; in the Netherlands Antilles they will be applied with the exception of articles 4, 5, 6 (d) and 8, in connection with local circumstances.