All news: seafarer

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Senegal is the 94th member State to have ratified this Convention.

MLC, 2006

Ship inspections for seafarers’ protection: The Maritime Labour Convention at work

Ship inspections are critical for ensuring compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention, and as such, decent living and working conditions for seafarers. Rear Admiral Luigi Giardino of the Italian Coast Guard explains how such inspections are...

Maritime Labour Convention

The United Republic of Tanzania ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

The United Republic of Tanzania is the 93rd ILO member State to have ratified this Convention.

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Iceland is the 92nd Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

Maritime Labour Convention

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

Ethiopia is the 91th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention

Maritime sector

ILO meeting agrees measures to attract and retain seafarers and to promote opportunities for women seafarers

Qualified seafarers are essential to achieving safe, secure, environmentally sound and efficient shipping. This requires attracting quality new entrants and retaining experienced seafarers, including women and from other under-represented groups.