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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).

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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...

Maritime Labour Convention

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

New authorities delegated to RS by Slovakia

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of Slovakia have signed a new agreement on the delegation of authority for the statutory survey of ships flying the flag of Slovakia, RS...

ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

The mechanism is the only one in the ILO for setting the basic wage for any industry.

ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

On February 28, the Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers of the Joint Maritime Commission (JMC) of the International Labour Organization agreed on a Resolution raising the minimum monthly basic wage figure for able seafarers from US$585 to US$592, as...

Maritime Labour Convention

ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

The mechanism is the only one in the ILO for setting the basic wage for any industry.

Interview

Six months in force, eight years in the making: The ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 is now in full sail

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

Labour standards

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

The Republic of Korea is the 56th ILO member State, and the 14th country from the Asia-Pacific region, to ratify the Convention

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Seychelles ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

The Republic of Seychelles is the 55th ILO member State of the ILO to ratify the Convention, and the fourth among the States parties to the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for the Indian Ocean Region –after Australia, France and...