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Maritime Labour Convention

Kenya ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Kenya is the 64th ILO member State and the tenth African State – after Liberia, Gabon, Benin, Togo, Morocco, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and Congo – to have ratified the MLC, 2006.

ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries launches report “Decent Work and Social Justice in Pacific Small Island Developing States -...

To mark International Youth Day, The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Pacific Island Countries have launched a report, entitled “Decent Work and Social Justice in Pacific Small Island Developing States”.

Improving data collection of labour statistics (including labour migration statistics)in Pacific Island Countries

The ILO in collaboration with partners, UNESCAP and SPC has completed a sub-regional technical workshop on labour and migration statistics for Pacific Island Countries. This technical workshop took place from 28 July to 1 August 2014 in Nadi, Fiji...

Maritime Labour Convention

Ireland ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Ireland is the 63rd ILO member State and the 21st Member State of the European Union (EU) to have ratified this Convention

Belize ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Belize is the 62nd ILO member State and the eighth Member State of the Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Caribbean Region to have ratified this Convention.

Maritime Labour Convention

Belize ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Belize is the 62nd ILO member State and the eighth Member State of the Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Caribbean Region to have ratified this Convention

Maritime Labour Convention

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

The Islamic Republic of Iran is the first West Asian country to ratify this landmark Convention

Maritime Labour Convention

International Labour Organization overwhelmingly supports new international law to protect abandoned seafarers and provide financial...

The approval of these amendments was a major step in establishing binding international law on these issues which are very important for the shipping industry

Seafarers

Kiribati ratifies ILO’s Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention

Kiribati becomes the third member States from the Pacific region, after Marshall Islands and Vanuatu, to ratify the Convention.

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Mauritius is the 60th ILO Member State, and the 6th member State of the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, to ratify this Convention

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Argentina is the third Latin American country to ratify this landmark Convention, after Panama and Nicaragua.

Campaign against flags of convenience to be held in Black Sea region May 26-30

New measures to protect seafarers from abandonment and cover claims for death and long-term disability

The international maritime community has adopted measures to protect abandoned seafarers, and to provide financial security for compensation in cases of death and long-term disability.

The Republic of the Congo ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Today, the Republic of the Congo deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).

Maritime Labour Convention

New measures to protect seafarers

The international maritime community has adopted measures to protect abandoned seafarers, and to provide financial security for compensation in cases of death and long-term disability.

Annual International Seafarers’ Welfare awards presented at ILO

Maritime Labour Convention

The Republic of the Congo ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

The Republic of the Congo is the 57th member State of the ILO, and the ninth African State – after Liberia, Gabon, Benin, Togo, Morocco, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa – that ratified the MLC, 2006.

Seafarers' rights

ILO Director remarks at the Special Tripartite Committee established under the Maritime Labour Convention

ILO, Maritime sector to address abandonment of seafarers and shipowners’ liability

320th session of the Governing Body

Luc Cortebeeck: “A major step forward was taken at this Governing Body session”

The 320th session of the ILO Governing Body drew to a close on 27 March 2014 in Geneva. In this interview, Workers’ Group Chair Luc Cortebeeck looks at several of the issues discussed during this session. Major topics included the application of...