勞動派遣的工作型態在我國已經存在多年，由於我國現行法令並未明文禁止勞動派遣業，企業界甚至政府對於勞動派遣有一定的需求，在近幾年發展更是迅速。面對這種非典型勞動關係未有專法規範，造成許多法律糾紛，一直有學者呼籲應予以立法。本文從國際勞工公約第181號談起，國際勞工組織(ILO)於1997年6月3日通過第181號公約，又稱「私營就業服務機構公約」(Privte Employment Agencies Convention)，這是國際勞工組織第一次比較完整地面對勞動派遣的工作型態，予以規範。本文介紹該公約的由來及分析其內容。其次本文也介紹德國、美國及日本勞動派遣規範的發展，以供我國未來立法之參考。

The type of dispatched work has already existed many years in Taiwan, which is not forbidden by the current law, namely the dispatched works industry is nominally legal. Since the businesses and government have certain demand regarding the work dispatch, the dispatched works develop rapidly in recent years. No special branch of law regulates this atypical employment, which therefore creates many legal disputes. Some scholars then appealed to regulate the dispatched work. For the reference of legislation, this article introduces international labor convention 181(superscript st) of International Labor Organization (ILO), in June 3, 1997. The 181(superscript st) international labor convention admits the exits of private employment agencies, and regulate comprehensively the work dispatch. It is the first convention to give the dispatched work international labor standards. This paper also introduces the related Conventions and analyzes their contents. Furthermore, this article introduces the development of norms for dispatched work in Germany, US and Japan, which could serve as a good reference of legislation in Taiwan.