Resources on Occupational Safety and Health by industry/sector

  1. On-line Training of Trainers course on PDP II (27 June to 29 July 2022)

    28 March 2022

    This TOT Course in PDP 2 aims at familiarizing participants in PDP 2 Units and qualifying participants as ILO PDP Instructors. Successful participants in the TOT Course are deemed qualified to teach PDP Units and overtime, and may be qualified by the appropriate National / Organization / Institutional Authority to become Chief Instructor to design and develop further PDP Units and to conduct the TOT Course.

  2. © ILO 2022
    COVID-19 and the port sector

    05 July 2021

    Ports provide key infrastructure in support of international trade and the global economy. They vary in size from wharves handling at most a few hundred tonnes of cargo a year to large international ports or multi-modal hubs combining a broad range of logistical services, from warehousing to total supply chain management. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ports have had to adjust to the reality of lower volumes, worker shortages, the implementation of occupational health and safety measures for dockers and shore personnel, and the adoption of teleworking and remote operations for office workers. In some countries, calls by cruise ships have come to a halt. This policy brief summarizes the issues relating to COVID-19 and decent work challenges in the port sector.

  3. Information note on maritime labour issues and coronavirus (COVID-19) - Revised version 3.0

    03 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

  4. ILO training package on inspection of labour conditions on board fishing vessels

    29 January 2021

  5. Joint Statement on prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination for seafarers and aircrew (25 March 2021)

    15 January 2021

  6. Statement by the Secretary-General of IMO and the Director-General of ILO’s calling for attention to the matter of ʺno crew changeʺ clauses in charterparties

    15 January 2021

  7. Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Outcome of the International Maritime Virtual Summit on Crew Changes organized by the United Kingdom

    16 July 2020

    With hundreds of thousands of seafarers stranded at sea due to the pandemic, a new international agreement recognizes them as key workers who should be protected.

  8. Information note on the Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 (No. 152) and coronavirus (COVID-19)

    06 July 2020

  9. © MTWTU 2022
    COVID-19 and maritime shipping & fishing

    15 May 2020

    Shipping carries most world trade, and fishing provides essential food. The pandemic impacts the safety and well-being of seafarers and fishers, their ability to join their vessels and return home, and the future of their jobs. Seafarers on cruise ships, which have often barred from entering port, are particularly hard hit. The ILO is working to protect these key maritime workers as the world seeks to protect public health.

  10. Guidelines on flag State inspection of working and living conditions on board fishing vessels

    08 June 2017