Maritime Labour Convention
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Maritime Labour Convention

  1. Six months in force, eight years in the making: The ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 is now in full sail
    24 February 2014

    Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director of the ILO’s International Labour Standards Department, assesses the current state of the Convention and its implementation and what it means for international labour law and world trade.

About the convention

  1. Text of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    1. List of country ratifications
    2. MLC, 2006 database

    1. Basic facts on the convention
    2. Detailed FAQ about the convention
    3. Advantages of the MLC
    4. Action plan to achieve rapid and widespread ratification and effective implementation
    5. Promotion of the ratification - Briefing slides:
      * Overview  - Detailed Overview
      * Government Responsibilities Overview
      * Shipowners' Benefits & Responsibilities Overview
      * Seafarers' Rights Overview

News

  1. Maritime Labour Convention

    ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

    28 February 2014

  2. Interview

    Six months in force, eight years in the making: The ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 is now in full sail

    24 February 2014

  3. ILO blog

    Life at sea: Sailing with the Maritime Labour Convention

    20 February 2014

  4. Labour standards

    Republic of Korea ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    10 January 2014

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Multimedia

  1. Full steam ahead for the Maritime Labour Convention

    1. A Passport to Decent Work (Documentary)
    2. Watch interview with shipowner Captain Lee Chee Seong
    3. See video playlist on the maritime sector

Background resources

Maritime legal instruments

  1. Compendium of Maritime Labour Instruments
  2. ILO maritime instruments
  3. Seafarers' Identity Documents (C.185)
Related activities

  1. Maritime activities at the ILO
  2. Joint IMO/ILO Activities on seafarers
Leading up to the adoption of the Convention

  1. Resolutions adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 94th (Maritime) Session
  2. Preparatory reports (2002- 2006)
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