1. 

   NEW - Compendium of Maritime Labour Instruments - Third (revised) edition, 2021

   10 February 2021

2. COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

   NEW - Information note on maritime labour issues and coronavirus (COVID-19) [Revised version 3.0]

   3 February 2021

   Including the General Observation of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and recommendations
   and joint statements of the Officers of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended

3. 

   Fourth Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

   Online - 19 to 23 April 2021

   NEW: deadline to propose amendments to the Code of the MLC, 2006

   • Kindly note that the new deadline agreed by the Officers of the STC to propose amendments to the Code of the MLC, 2006 in accordance with Article XV of the Convention is 11 June 2021.

4. 

   COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

   COVID-19 and Maritime Crew Changes

   COVID-19 containment measures, travel restrictions and border closures, continue to make it increasingly difficult for ship operators worldwide to conduct required crew changes. The ILO, shipowners’ and seafarers’ organizations and UN bodies call to end the plight of seafarers and to fully respect seafarers’ rights.

5. 

   WEBINAR COVID-19 AND MARITIME LABOUR ISSUES: IMPACT AND RESPONSES

   Webinar - 5 June 2020 from 11:00 to 12:30 CET

   Co-organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Training Centre of the ILO, in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Health Organization (WHO)

1. 

   Maritime Centenary Challenge: reaching 100 ratifications of the MLC, 2006

   Let's celebrate the ILO Centenary with 100 ratifications of the MLC, 2006!

2. Sectoral Meeting on the Recruitment and Retention of Seafarers and the Promotion of Opportunities for Women Seafarers

   ILO Geneva, 25 February - 1 March 2019

3. 

   Seafarers’ identity documents: New requirements enter into force triggering renewed momentum for the ratification of Convention No. 185

   Article - 8 June 2017

Text of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

1. MLC, 2006, as amended

   (Including 2018 amendments)

2. 1. MLC, 2006 Preamble and Articles
   2. Explanatory note to the regulations and code of the maritime labour convention
   3. Title 1. Minimum requirements for seafarers to work on a ship
   4. Title 2. Conditions of employment
   5. Title 3. Accommodation, recreational facilities, food and catering
   6. Title 4. Health protection, medical care, welfare and social security protection
   7. Title 5. Compliance and enforcement Appendixes

3. 1. Appendix A2-I
   2. Appendix A4-I
   3. Appendix B4-I
   4. Appendix A5-I
   5. Appendix A5-II :
      - Maritime Labour Certificate
      - Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance - Part I, II
      - Interim Maritime Labour Certificate
   6. Appendix A5-III
   7. Appendix B5-I - EXAMPLE of a National Declaration

4. Amendments of 2014 to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

      - Text of the amendments of 2014
      -  Acceptance of the amendments of 2014 - List countries
   

5. Amendments of 2016 to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

      - Text of the amendments of 2016
      - Acceptance of the amendments of 2016 - List countries
   

6. Amendments of 2018 to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

      - Text of the amendments of 2018
      - Acceptance of the amendments of 2018 - List countries
   

1. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 - A Passport to Decent Work