ILO homeIndustries and sectorsShipping; ports; fisheries; inland waterwaysFisheriesResources on Fisheries Resources on Fisheries Portugal marks the ILO centenary with the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) and the 1986 Instrument of Amendment to the ILO Constitution 26 November 2019 Portugal ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) 14 July 2016 Portugal is the 78th Member State to have ratified this landmark Convention.