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COVID-19

Joint IMO/ILO statement on upholding medical assistance obligations to seafarers and accelerating seafarer vaccination programmes

The heads of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have issued a joint statement calling for port and coastal States to allow seafarers to receive medical care.

Occupational safety and health

Seafarers desperately need prompt access to medical care say ILO and International Maritime Organization

With hundreds of thousands of seafarers unable to disembark due to COVID-19 restrictions, a joint statement issued by the two organizations says the issue of medical care for seafarers is ‘a matter of life or death’.

Media Advisory

Ship to Shore Rights Programme gets underway in the Philippines

The European Union-funded Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia Programme is set to commence its field activities in the Philippines aimed at promoting regular and safe labour migration in the fishing and seafood processing sectors.

Press release

Cambodia commits to expanding decent work for migrants in the fishing and seafood processing sectors

With support from the European Union, the ILO and Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training launched the Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia Programme with key stakeholders in Cambodia and agreed upon a work plan of activities.

International Labour Standards

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies nine ILO instruments

Skills development

ILO, UK and Indonesia team up to build highly skilled and globally competitive maritime workforce

New partnerships will have a critical bearing on Indonesia’s maritime industry, says coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment.

Opening address at the launch of the ILO USDOL project on Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO USDOL project on Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on women, 11 August 2021, Manila, Philippines

Press release

ILO, USDOL launch new project to support rural workers

Men and women rural workers will benefit from a new ILO, USDOL partnership to support COVID-19 recovery through decent work, and improve health and safety at work, gender equality and labour law compliance in agriculture, fishing and mining in the...

Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia (SEA)

Lao People’s Democratic Republic holds dialogue on realizing decent work for migrants in the fishing and seafood processing industry

The ILO and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare organized a National Consultative Dialogue to introduce the Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia Programme to key stakeholders and agree upon an initial work plan of activities.

Media Advisory

ILO, USDOL to launch new project to support rural workers

The ILO with the support from the United States Department of Labor is launching a new project in the Philippines to improve compliance with labour laws, occupational safety and health and gender equality in rural sectors covering agriculture,...

Message of support at the National Consultative Dialogue of the Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia (SEA) Programme

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the National Consultative Dialogue of the Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia (SEA) Programme, 5 August 2021, Manila, Philippines

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Ukraine on the way to join ILO’s Seafarer’s Bill of Rights

Ukraine is among the top four countries supplying maritime workers on ships around the globe. Last week, the Ukrainian government made an important step towards ratifying the ILO flagship Convention guaranteeing minimum working standards for all...

Indonesia strengthens its internal coordination for work in fishing

To be more compliant with ILO Convention No. 188 on Work in Fishing, ILO assisted a technical meeting to strengthen coordination with stakeholders to better protect workers in the fishing sector.

Building Forward Better in the Fishery Industry

The International Labour Organization (ILO) with support from the European Commission (EC) has launched the Sustainable Supply Chains to Build Forward Better (SSCBFB) project that will focus on promoting decent work and opportunities in the...

ILO COOP participates in Annual Summit organized by the Cooperative Bank of South Sudan

The Summit organized by the Cooperative Bank of South Sudan took place on 17 June 2021 bringing government officials, representatives from donor organizations, NGOs, international development partners, cooperative societies as well as youth.

Navigating a steady lifeline between communities

Cindy Alsop– Captain, Lake Champlain Ferry, Grand Isle, VT

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Mozambique became the 98th Member State of the ILO to ratify the Convention.

Convention No. 184 and Convention No. 185

Iraq ratifies agriculture and seafarers Conventions

Fourth Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention

The ILO calls for full respect of seafarers’ rights and for the vaccination of seafarers

Seafarers need COVID-19 vaccinations, wherever they are, to avoid delays and disruption in supply chains.

COVID-19 and maritime and air transport

Seafarers and aircrew need priority COVID-19 vaccination

UN organizations issue joint call for seafarers and aircrew to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.