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Thai seafood processing industry agrees new steps to improve working conditions

The Thai seafood processing sector has agreed to do more to embed good labour practices within the management and operational systems of the industry for the benefit of its workers.

Opening address at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving occupational safety and health in...

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving...

Opening address at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving occupational safety and health in...

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving...

Minimum wages for seafarers

ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

An increase in minimum monthly wages has been agreed for the world’s seafarers.

Shipping industry adopts amendments to Maritime Labour Convention to improve seafarers’ conditions

Drawing from lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, stakeholders in the global shipping industry have adopted amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006), to improve the living and working conditions of seafarers.

The 2nd Employment Working Group G20 Meeting: “Improving the Employment Condition to Recover Together”

The ILO supports the G20 Presidency of Indonesia which is committed to advocate collective action on three main pillars on global health architecture, sustainable energy transition and digital transformation.

ILO launches business coaching for rural enterprises and farmers in the Caribbean

The course is part of the on-going efforts by the ILO to effectively support smallholder farmers and small agri-businesses in their development, particularly through business coaching. The joint programme seeks to integrally support sectors, which...

Ship to Shore Rights

ILO launches three new migrant worker resource centres for Cambodian migrants in the fishing industry

The ILO-EU Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia programme opens Migrant Worker Resource Centres focused on Cambodians seeking work abroad in the fishing and seafood processing sectors.

One hundred MSMEs in the agricultural and fisheries sectors complete training under ILO-Ministry formalization project in Jamaica

During the graduation ceremony, Mr Oral Shaw. Director, MSME Division, Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce expressed appreciation for the partnership with the ILO and the implementation the Project, “formality, is very important to national...

Op-ed

At land or sea, decent work is a right for all

An ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude prevails all too often when it comes to the labour rights of workers employed in South East Asia’s fishing and seafood processing sectors. On International Workers' Day, Mi Zhou and Benjamin Harkins argue that...

Opening address at the Communication and visibility capacity development programme for workers

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Communication and visibility capacity development programme for workers, 29 April 2022, Manila, Philippines

Validation workshop on the deep dive study report into challenges and opportunities to promote decent work in Namibia’s fishing supply...

An up-to-date integrated picture of employment and labour-related trends as well as decent work challenges and opportunities in Namibia’s fishing supply chains.

‘Out of sight, out of mind’ attitude hampering COVID recovery for fishers and seafood processors in South-East Asia

New ILO-Cornell brief finds that exclusion from pandemic relief measures and social protection schemes hits migrant fisheries workers hard.

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Maritime Labour Convention reaches 100th ratification

By reaching this milestone, the Maritime Labour Convention provides the shipping industry with globally recognized standards that cover more than 96 per cent of the world’s shipping.

ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine following Russian aggression

An estimated 1,000 seafarers are currently stranded in Ukrainian ports and waters with dwindling vital supplies.

Rural women need gender equality, workplace safety

A strong and positive occupational safety and health culture is vital built on inclusion. However, women especially in rural sectors are often left out. Developmental approaches to promoting occupational safety and health, enhancing access to...

Press release

Gender equality through improved labour standards compliance in the Philippines

A dialogue on gender equality and labour standards highlighted the need to strengthen efforts to promote rights at work and improve working conditions for women through social dialogue to ensure compliance with general labour standards, including...

Maritime Labour Convention

San Marino ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

San Marino is the 101st Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

Maritime Labour Convention

Oman: 100th Member State to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

Oman is the 100th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

Maritime Labour Convention

Sierra Leone ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

Sierra Leone became the 99th Member State of the ILO to ratify the Convention.