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2012
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On course for decent shipping
20 August 2012
When the ILO adopted the Maritime Labour Convention in February 2006, Director-General Juan Somavia called it “making labour history”. Following the ratification by Russia and the Philippines, the Convention will come into force in 12 months’ time. What does this mean for the world’s 1.2 million seafarers?
2011
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The MLC, 2006 will benefit both seafarers and quality shipowners
09 May 2011
Interview with Arthur Bowring, Managing Director of Hong Kong Shipowners Association
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Why training is essential for the enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
05 May 2011
“This training activity is related to flag State ship inspection which is not just important, it is essential for the enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006”. - Interview with Dominick Devlin, Special Advisor on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and one of the experts involved in the Maritime Labour Academy.
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Making an impact, international progress on implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
03 May 2011
Interview with Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director, ILO International Labour Standards Department, ILO, Geneva
2010
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Pacific regional tripartite workshop considered ILO Maritime Labour Convention
30 November 2010
The workshop that was held in Nadi, Fiji from 27 to 29 October 2010 brought together seafarers, ship-owners and government labour and maritime officers from Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to promote the ratification and implementation of the MLC, adopted by the ILO’s International Labour Conference in 2006.