ARTICLE 18 This Convention shall come into force at the date on which such notification is issued by the Secretary General of the League of Nations, and it shall then be binding only upon those Members which have registered their ratification with the Secretariat. Thereafter this Convention will come into force for any other Member, at the date on which its ratification is registered with the Secretariat. ARTICLE 19 Each Member which ratifies this Convention agrees to bring its provisions into operation not later than 1 July, 1921, and to take such action as may be necessary to make these provisions effective. ARTICLE 20 A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after the expiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comes into force, by an act communicated to the Secretary General of the League of Nations for registration. Such denunciation shall not take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered with the Secretariat. ARTICLE 21 At least once in ten years the Governing Body of the International Labor Office shall present to the General Conference a report on the working of this Convention, and shall consider the desirability of placing on the agenda of the Conference the question of its revision or modification. ARTICLE 22 The French and English texts of this Convention shall both be authentic. INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS DRAFT CONVENTION CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT The General Conference of the International Labor Organization of the League of Nations, Having been convened at Washington by the Government of the United States of America, on the 29th day of October, 1919, and Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the "question of preventing or providing against unemployment," which is the second item in the agenda for the Washington meeting of the Conference, and Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of a draft international convention, Adopts the following Draft Convention for ratification by the Members of the International Labor Organization, in accordance with the Labor Part of the Treaty of Versailles of 28 June, 1919, and of the Treaty of St. Germain of 10 September, 1919: ARTICLE I Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall communicate to the International Labor Office, at intervals as short as possible and not exceeding three months, all available information, statistical or otherwise, concerning unemployment, including reports on measures taken or contemplated to combat unemployment. Whenever practicable, the information shall be made available for such communication not later than three months after the end of the period to which it relates. ARTICLE 2 Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall establish a system of free public employment agencies under the control of a central authority. Committees, which shall include representa tives of employers and of workers, shall be appointed to advise on matters concerning the carrying on of these agencies. Where both public and private free employment agencies exist, steps shall be taken to coordinate the operations of such agencies on a national scale. The operations of the various national systems shall be coordinated by the International Labor Office in agreement with the countries concerned. ARTICLE 3 The Members of the International Labor Organization which ratify this Convention and which have established systems of insurance against unemployment shall, upon terms being agreed between the Members concerned, make arrangements whereby workers belonging to one Member and working in the territory of another shall be admitted to the same rates of benefit of such insurance as those which obtain for the workers belonging to the latter. ARTICLE 4 The formal ratifications of this Convention, under the conditions set forth in Part XIII of the Treaty of Versailles of 28 June, 1919, and of the Treaty of St. Germain of 10 September, 1919, shall be communicated to the Secretary General of the League of Nations for registration. ARTICLE 5 Each Member which ratifies this Convention engages to apply it to its colonies, protectorates and possessions which are not fully self-governing: (a) Except where owing to the local conditions its provisions are inapplicable; or (b) Subject to such modifications as may be necessary to adapt its provisions to local conditions. Each Member shall notify to the International Labor Office the action taken in respect of each of its colonies, protectorates and possessions which are not fully self-governing. ARTICLE 6 As soon as the ratifications of three Members of the International Labor Organization have been registered with the Secre tariat, the Secretary General of the League of Nations shall so notify all the Members of the International Labor Organization. ARTICLE 7 This Convention shall come into force at the date on which such notification is issued by the Secretary General of the League of Nations, but it shall then be binding only upon those Members which have registered their ratifications with the Secretariat. Thereafter this Convention will come into force for any other Member at the date on which its ratification is registered with the Secretariat. ARTICLE 8 Each Member which ratifies this Convention agrees to bring its provisions into operation not later than 1 July, 1921, and to take such action as may be necessary to make these provisions effective. ARTICLE 9 A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after the expiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comes into force, by an act communicated to the Secretary General of the League of Nations for registration. Such denunciation shall not take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered with the Secretariat. ARTICLE IO At least once in ten years the Governing Body of the International Labor Office shall present to the General Conference a report on the working of this Convention, and shall consider the desirability of placing on the agenda of the Conference the question of its revision or modification. ARTICLE II The French and English texts of this Convention shall both be authentic. INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT The General Conference of the International Labor Organization of the League of Nations, Having been convened at Washington by the Government of the United States of America on the 29th day of October, 1919, and Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the “question of preventing or providing against unemployment," which is the second item in the agenda for the Washington meeting of the Conference, and Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of a recommendation, Adopts the following Recommendation to be submitted to the Members of the International Labor Organization for consideration with a view to effect being given to it by national legislation or otherwise, in accordance with the Labor Part of the Treaty of Versailles of 28 June, 1919, and of the Treaty of St. Germain of 10 September, 1919: I The General Conference recommends that each Member of the International Labor Organization take measures to prohibit the establishment of employment agencies which charge fees or which carry on their business for profit. Where such agencies already exist, it is further recommended that they be permitted to operate only under Government licenses, and that all practicable measures be taken to abolish such agencies as soon as possible. II The General Conference recommends to the Members of the International Labor Organization that the recruiting of bodies of |