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Togo ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

With the ratification of the MLC, 2006 by Togo, 25 ILO member States are now parties to the Convention. While the first condition for the entry into force of the Convention is already met, i.e. registered ratifications representing at least 33 per...

Tuvalu ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Tuvalu is the fifth member State from the Asia-Pacific region – after Australia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Singapore – to have ratified the landmark Convention.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Saint Kitts and Nevis becomes the 24th member State to ratify the landmark Convention.

FAO and ILO publish a good practice guide on child labour in fisheries and aquaculture

To increase the knowledge base on child labour in fisheries and aquaculture and to provide assistance for policy makers and government authorities to combat this difficult issue, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and ILO have developed a...

Australia ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Australia becomes the 22nd member State to ratify the landmark Convention, which sets out seafarers’ rights to decent working and living conditions while creating fair competition for shipowners.

The Netherlands ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

The Netherlands becomes the sixth EU member state, after Spain, Bulgaria, Denmark, Latvia and Luxembourg to ratify the landmark convention.

Kiribati ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Kiribati is the second country from the Pacific region, after Marshall Islands, to ratify the landmark Convention.

Maritime Industry Tripartite Council, Resolution No. 2, Series of 2011

At the Maritime Industry Tripartite Council Plenary Meeting held last 17 October 2011 at AMOSUP Convention Hall in Manila, the Maritime Industry Tripartite Council, Resolution No. 2, Series of 2011 was presented by Mr Hans Leo J. Cacdac,...

Rules and Regulations Governing the Employment and Working Conditions of Domestic Seafarers

At the Maritime Industry Tripartite Council Plenary Meeting held last 17 October 2011 at AMOSUP Convention Hall in Manila, the Maritime Industry Tripartite Council, Resolution No. 2, Series of 2011 was presented by Mr Hans Leo J. Cacdac,...

Speaking notes for Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director of the International Labour Standards Department, ILO-Geneva

Presented at the Maritime Industry Tripartite Council Plenary Meeting held last 17 October 2011 at AMOSUP Convention Hall in Manila.

Luxembourg ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) and the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No....

Luxembourg becomes the fifth EU member State, after Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain and Latvia, to ratify the MLC, 2006 and the 22nd member to ratify Convention No. 185.

Training held for Maritime Inspectors PHL gears up for MLC, 2006 enforcement

Adopted in February 2006 by the ILO, MLC, 2006 served as a response to the global nature of workers’ employment in the maritime industry to comprehensively address the working and living conditions of seafarers and to set out standards for decent...

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Antigua and Barbuda is the third Caribbean country, after the Bahamas and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

Opening address at the Training on Inspection in the Application of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Subic, Philippines

Denmark ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Denmark becomes the third EU member state, after Spain and Bulgaria, to ratify the landmark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

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Singapore, First Asian country to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Singapore has ratified the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) with the full support of tripartite partners – the seafarer unions and the National Trades Union Congress, as well as the maritime...

The MLC, 2006 will benefit both seafarers and quality shipowners

Interview with Arthur Bowring, Managing Director of Hong Kong Shipowners Association

Why training is essential for the enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

“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...

Keynote address on Overview of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, status on implementation and emerging Issues

By Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director, International Labour Standards Department, ILO, Geneva at the Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue on the Maritime Labour Convention, 3-6 May 2011, Cairns, Australia

Making an impact, international progress on implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Interview with Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director, ILO International Labour Standards Department, ILO, Geneva