Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2016, published 106th ILC session (2017)

Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96) - Egypt (Ratification: 1960)

Part II of the Convention. Progressive abolition of fee-charging employment agencies. The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government in its report concerning the regulation of private employment agencies in Egyptian law. The Government indicates that out of the existing 1,183 licensed private employment agencies, 293 had their licences revoked for violating the provisions of the Labour Code and Ministerial Order No. 135 of 2003. In previous comments, the Committee drew the Government’s attention to the fact that Egypt had accepted Part II of the Convention, which obliges it to abolish fee-charging employment agencies conducted with a view to profit. Moreover, as long as the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181) has not been ratified by Egypt, Convention No. 96 remains in force and the Committee will continue to examine its application. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken in order to monitor the activities of agencies operating in the country, providing a summary of the reports of the inspection services, information on the number and nature of infringements reported and any other available information, particularly with regard to the cases where the decision to revoke the licence to operate was taken. The Committee also requests the Government to indicate whether licence renewals have been granted to private employment agencies, and if so, how often (Article 5(2)(b) of the Convention). The Government is also requested to specify the areas of the labour market in which private employment agencies operate.