Resources on Shipping and inland waterways

  1. © IMO 2022
    Seafarers and fishers: Providing vital services during the COVID-19 pandemic

    30 April 2020

    As many countries in the world marked Labour Day, the International Labour Organization called on governments to implement measures to protect seafarers and fishers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  2. Captain Jasmin – Charting a sea change in a man’s world

    07 June 2019

    When I began working on ships I would encounter negativity. The thought in people’s minds is ‘you can’t do the job’. They say it’s too physical, that women can’t do it... So you have to work ten times harder than the men.

  3. Six months in force, eight years in the making: The ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 is now in full sail

    24 February 2014

    Interview with Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director, ILO International Labour Standards Department, ILO, Geneva

  4. Life at sea: Sailing with the Maritime Labour Convention

    20 February 2014

    Six months after the landmark Maritime Labour Convention came into force, ILO Communications Officer Marco Minocri provides a glimpse into the daily life of seafarers.

  5. Unions' views about Martime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)

    19 August 2013

    The historic Maritime Labour Convention comes into force on 20 August this year. On this occasion, ACTRAV INFO, gives the floor to Unions leaders. In this article, they explain their views about how this Convention will improve the working conditions of the world's seafarers.

  6. On course for decent shipping

    20 August 2012

    When the ILO adopted the Maritime Labour Convention in February 2006, Director-General Juan Somavia called it “making labour history”. Following the ratification by Russia and the Philippines, the Convention will come into force in 12 months’ time. What does this mean for the world’s 1.2 million seafarers?

  7. The MLC, 2006 will benefit both seafarers and quality shipowners

    09 May 2011

    Interview with Arthur Bowring, Managing Director of Hong Kong Shipowners Association

  8. Why training is essential for the enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    05 May 2011

    “This training activity is related to flag State ship inspection which is not just important, it is essential for the enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006”. - Interview with Dominick Devlin, Special Advisor on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and one of the experts involved in the Maritime Labour Academy.

  9. Making an impact, international progress on implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

    03 May 2011

    Interview with Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director, ILO International Labour Standards Department, ILO, Geneva

  10. “Any fool can stuff a container?”: ILO to discuss safety in growing container industry

    14 February 2011

    The container shipping market represents about 16 per cent of the world’s goods loaded in tonnes. With its growing market share, the risk of accidents also increases, says a report prepared for an ILO Global Dialogue Forum on Safety in the Supply Chain in Relation to Packing of Containers, to be held in Geneva on 21-22 February 2011. The meeting will try to find a common approach throughout the supply chain to ensure the application of the appropriate standards for packing containers.