Convention C097 - Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97) 4 of 15 https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO:12100:P12100_INS... In cases where the number of migrants going from the territory of one Member to that of another is sufficiently large, the competent authorities of the territories concerned shall, whenever necessary or desirable, enter into agreements for the purpose of regulating matters of common concern arising in connection with the application of the provisions of this Convention. Article 11 1. For the purpose of this Convention the term migrant for employment means a person who migrates from one country to another with a view to being employed otherwise than on his own account and includes any person regularly admitted as a migrant for employment. 2. This Convention does not apply to-(a) frontier workers; (b) short-term entry of members of the liberal professions and artistes; and (c) seamen. Article 12 The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration. Article 13 1. This Convention shall be binding only upon those Members of the International Labour Organisation whose ratifications have been registered with the Director-General. 2. It shall come into force twelve months after the date on which the ratifications of two Members have been registered with the Director-General. 3. Thereafter, this Convention shall come into force for any Member twelve months after the date on which its ratification has been registered. Article 14 1. Each Member ratifying this Convention may, by a declaration appended to its ratification, exclude from its ratification any or all of the Annexes to the Convention. 2. Subject to the terms of any such declaration, the provisions of the Annexes shall have the same effect as the provisions of the Convention. 3. Any Member which makes such a declaration may subsequently by a new declaration notify the Director-General that it accepts any or all of the Annexes mentioned in the declaration; as from the date of the registration of such notification by the Director-General the provisions of such Annexes shall be applicable to the Member in question. 4. While a declaration made under paragraph 1 of this Article remains in force in respect of any Annex, the Member may declare its willingness to accept that Annex as having the force of a Recommendation. Article 15 1. Declarations communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 35 of the 19/05/2020, 2:10 pm