Resources on Shipping, ports, fisheries, and inland waterways sector

  1. Handbook for improving living conditions on board fishing vessels

    01 September 2010

  2. Training Manual on the Implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

    01 September 2010

  3. Canada Ratifies Maritime Labour Convention

    18 June 2010

    ILO TV interviews Cleopatra Doumbia- Henry, Director of the International Labour Standards Department about Canada's ratification of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention. "It demonstrates a re-engagement by Canada with international labour standards and it's the first convention ratified by Canada in ten years," says Ms. Doumbia-Henry. The labour standard, sometimes called the “super convention” because of its scope for protecting the working conditions of seafarers, was adopted by the 94th International Labour Conference in Geneva in February 2006.

  4. Provision of financial security in case of abandonment of seafarers, and shipowners' responsibilities in respect of contractual claims for personal injury to, or death of seafarers, in light of the progress of amendments to the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    02 March 2009

  5. Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    13 February 2009

    The Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important resource for implementing flag State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. They were adopted by the ILO in September 2008 together with Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the MLC, 2006.

  6. Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    13 February 2009

    The guidelines contained in this book are an important international resource for implementing port State responsibilities under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC). They were adopted by the ILO in September 2008 together with Guidelines for flag State inspections under the MLC, 2006.

  7. Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    08 October 2008

    The texts of the Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 are to be submitted to the 303rd Session (November 2008) of the ILO Governing Body which is expected to take a decision on its publication

  8. Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    08 October 2008

    The texts of the Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 are to be submitted to the 303rd Session (November 2008) of the ILO Governing Body which is expected to take a decision on its publication

  9. Proposal for Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    17 July 2008

    Tripartite expert meeting to develop Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

  10. Proposal for Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    17 July 2008

    Tripartite expert meeting to adopt Guidelines on Flag State Inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006