ILO homeIndustries and sectorsShipping; ports; fisheries; inland waterwaysResources on Shipping, ports, fisheries, and inland waterways sector Resources on Shipping, ports, fisheries, and inland waterways sector Brazil ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) 13 May 2020 Brazil became the 97th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.