News on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
2020
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© Italian government 2020
ILO: Release more than 150,000 seafarers trapped on board ships due to COVID-19
08 June 2020
Seafarers should be treated as ‘key workers’ so they can safely return home, says the International Labour Organization.
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Brazil ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)
13 May 2020
Brazil became the 97th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.
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© IMO 2020
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.
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© ILO 2020
Treat seafarers with “dignity and respect” during COVID-19 crisis
31 March 2020
Seafarers, ship owners and governments are urging ILO member States to ensure the flow of essential goods, energy, food and medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
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Poland marks the end of the ILO centenary year with the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)
19 December 2019
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The Netherlands marks the ILO centenary with the ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)
19 December 2019
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Cook Islands ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)
19 December 2019
Cook Islands is the 96th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention
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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
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Sudan ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)
11 November 2019
Sudan is the 95th member State to have ratified this Convention.
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Senegal ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)
27 September 2019
Senegal is the 94th member State to have ratified this Convention.