Decision on the seventh item on the agenda: Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body First report: Maritime Labour Convention, 2006: Establishing the Special Tripartite Committee for prompt and careful review of amendment proposals

Record of decisions | 02 July 2013

Decision on the seventh item on the agenda: Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body

The Governing Body decided to:

(a) establish the Special Tripartite Committee to give effect to Article XIII of the MLC, 2006, on the understanding that the Committee will not meet until a definitive decision is taken by the Governing Body at its 319th Session (October 2013);

(b) appoint to the Committee, having consulted the Joint Maritime Commission in accordance with Article XIII, paragraph 2, of the MLC, 2006, the Shipowner representatives and the Seafarer representatives in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 3, of the Standing Orders of the Committee; and

(c) invite the Government of each Member that has ratified the MLC, 2006, to nominate two Government representatives to the Committee and to notify their names to the Director-General.

(Document GB.318/INS/7/1, paragraph 8, as amended)

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