Convention C097 - Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97) 7 of 15 https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO:12100:P12100_INS... 1. The International Labour Conference may, at any session at which the matter is included in its agenda, adopt by a two-thirds majority a revised text of any one or more of the Annexes to this Convention. 2. Each Member for which this Convention is in force shall, within the period of one year, or, in exceptional circumstances, of eighteen months, from the closing of the session of the Conference, submit any such revised text to the authority or authorities within whose competence the matter lies, for the enactment of legislation or other action. 3. Any such revised text shall become effective for each Member for which this Convention is in force on communication by that Member to the Director-General of the International Labour Office of a declaration notifying its acceptance of the revised text. 4. As from the date of the adoption of the revised text of the Annex by the Conference, only the revised text shall be open to acceptance by Members. Article 23 The English and French versions of the text of this Convention are equally authoritative. ANNEX I RECRUITMENT, PLACING AND CONDITIONS OF LABOUR OF MIGRANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT RECRUITED OTHERWISE THAN UNDER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ARRANGEMENTS FOR GROUP TRANSFER Article 1 This Annex applies to migrants for employment who are recruited otherwise than under Government-sponsored arrangements for group transfer. Article 2 For the purpose of this Annex-(a) the term recruitment means-(i) the engagement of a person in one territory on behalf of an employer in another territory, or (ii) the giving of an undertaking to a person in one territory to provide him with employment in another territory, together with the making of any arrangements in connection with the operations mentioned in (i) and (ii) including the seeking for and selection of emigrants and the preparation for departure of the emigrants; (b) the term introduction means any operations for ensuring or facilitating the arrival in or admission to a territory of persons who have been recruited within the meaning of paragraph (a) of this Article; and (c) the term placing means any operations for the purpose of ensuring or facilitating the employment of persons who have been introduced 19/05/2020, 2:10 pm