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 Poland marks the end of the ILO centenary year with the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) 19 December 2019 Poland ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) 07 May 2012 Poland is the 26th ILO member State and the seventh EU member State to have ratified the Convention.