Probably inspired by the dissenting judgments in this case , the International Labour Organization 's first ever Recommendation took on the views of Justice Brandeis . The Unemployment Recommendation , 1919 ( No. 1 ) , Art. 1 called for each member to , The Unemployment Convention , 1919 , Art. 2 instead required the alternative of , In 1933 the Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention ( No. 34 ) formally called for abolition . The exception was if the agencies were licensed and a fee scale was agreed in advance . In 1949 a new revised Convention ( No. 96 ) was produced . This kept the same scheme , but secured an ' opt out ' ( Art. 2 ) for members that did not wish to sign up . Agencies were an increasingly entrenched part of the labor market . The United States did not sign up to the Conventions . The latest Convention , the Private Employment Agencies Convention , 1997 takes a much softer stance and calls merely for regulation
Private Employment Agencies Convention , 1997
Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997
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