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 Sweden – a leader ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 12 June 2012 Sweden is the 28th ILO Member and the eighth member of the European Union to ratify this landmark Convention.