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Virtual Oceans Dialogue of the World Economic Forum

Include the ocean economy in the response to COVID-19

More international cooperation is needed to help the seafaring sector, said ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at the Virtual Oceans Dialogue of the World Economic Forum.

World Oceans Day

ILO: Release more than 150,000 seafarers trapped on board ships due to COVID-19

Seafarers should be treated as ‘key workers’ so they can safely return home, says the International Labour Organization.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Southeast Asian Forum for Fishers strengthen efforts to better protect migrant fishers

To strengthen the protection of migrant fishers in the Southeast Asia, SEA Forum for Fishers emphasized the need for streamlined coordination at both national and regional levels during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Brazil became the 97th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

COVID-19 in the maritime sector

Seafarers and fishers: Providing vital services during the COVID-19 pandemic

As many countries in the world marked Labour Day, the International Labour Organization called on governments to implement measures to protect seafarers and fishers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

COVID-19: How social and economic sectors are responding

The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating effect on all social and economic sectors. In a series of briefs, the ILO analyses how the pandemic is affecting the functioning of these sectors and how they are responding to alleviate its effects.

Statement of the Officers of the STC on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Treat seafarers with “dignity and respect” during COVID-19 crisis

Seafarers, ship owners and governments are urging ILO member States to ensure the flow of essential goods, energy, food and medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ship to Shore Rights

Endline research findings on fishers and seafood workers in Thailand

A new ILO report on working conditions in Thailand’s fishing and seafood industry highlights changes since 2017 and estimates forced labour situations among workers surveyed in 11 coastal provinces.

HIV/AIDS at the workplace

Take an HIV test and keep sailing! ILO promotes HIV/AIDS awareness among seafarers

Ukraine remains among the European countries most affected by HIV and AIDS. Every day, fifty people get infected and ten die from AIDS. The epidemic is driven by key populations: partly by people who inject drugs, but the prevailing cause has been...

Decent Work in Fishing

8th ASEAN Labour Inspection Conference

The Eighth ASEAN Labour Inspection Conference on the theme “Securing Decent Work in the Fisheries Sector through Labour Inspection in ASEAN” was held from 18-19 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Our impact, their voices

How an ILO Protocol has helped combat forced labour in Thai fishing

Since Thailand ratified the International Labour Organization’s 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention (P29), conditions for workers in the country’s seafood and fishing industry have improved. The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights project has...

Ship to Shore Rights

How a simple upgrade to Thai fishing vessels can help reduce forced labour

A case study from a new ILO report on Thailand’s fishing labour market highlights a solution to improve working conditions and reduce forced labour in the sector through simple technical upgrades on fishing vessels.

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Cook Islands is the 96th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention

Fishers

The Netherlands marks the ILO centenary with the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

Fishers

Poland marks the end of the ILO centenary year with the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

Portugal marks the ILO centenary with the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) and the 1986 Instrument of...

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Sudan is the 95th member State to have ratified this Convention.

Skills for Prosperity

Improving Indonesia’s maritime sector through strengthening vocational education

The Indonesian government has made it a priority to strengthen the country’s maritime sector. A new programme - “Skills for Prosperity” - sees the ILO team up with the Government of the United Kingdom to give focused support to this initiative.

Our impact, their voices

Better labour inspection cuts abuses in the Thai fishing sector

The ILO is training labour inspectors in Thailand as part of a project to prevent and reduce unacceptable forms of work in the country’s fishing and seafood industries.