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Sectoral labour data and statistics

ILO integrates sectoral labour statistics to strengthen access to world of work data

Updated sectoral webpages now combine data from ILOSTAT with key resources on labour standards, policies, and research across major industries — helping constituents, researchers, and policymakers make evidence-based decisions to promote decent work.

Statement of the Officers of the Special Tripartite Committee on ensuring a safe working environment on board vessels where seafarers can...

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

Statement of the Officers of the Special Tripartite Committee: the continuing negative impact of the pandemic on seafarers’ rights

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

COVID-19

Joint IMO/ILO statement on upholding medical assistance obligations to seafarers and accelerating seafarer vaccination programmes

The heads of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have issued a joint statement calling for port and coastal States to allow seafarers to receive medical care.

Statement of the Officers of the STC on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) regarding increased collaboration between shipowners and...

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

New Statement of the Officers of the STC on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - 1 October 2020

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

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

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

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...

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

Bahamas ratifies major new ILO Maritime Labour Convention

The Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas today handed over its instrument of ratification of the historic Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 of the International Labour Organization (ILO).