Second meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee

The second meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee established by the Governing Body in accordance with Article XIII of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) will take place at the ILO in Geneva from 8 to 10 February 2015.

In accordance with Article XIII of the MLC, 2006, the Committee is composed of Members with “special competence in the area of maritime labour standards”, and its mandate is to “keep the working of this Convention under continuous review”. The Committee consists of “two representatives nominated by the Government of each Member which has ratified this Convention, and the representatives of Shipowners and Seafarers appointed by the Governing Body after consultation with the Joint Maritime Commission”.

The Committee also has an important role under Article XV of the Convention with respect to consideration of amendments to the Code of the MLC, 2006. Two set of proposals to amend the Code have been received and have been communicated by the Director-General for comment to all ILO Members.

Finally, the Committee will consider any request for consultation under Article VII of the MLC, 2006.

The Special Tripartite Committee adopted:

• Amendments to the Code relating to Regulation 4.3 of the MLC, 2006
• Amendments to the Code relating to Regulation 5.1 of the MLC, 2006
• Resolution concerning the establishment of a working group of the Special Tripartite Committee

Report of the second meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee:

• Final report of the second meeting

Information related to the Meeting:

• Draft Programme of Work
• Note for the participants
• Amendment form
• Guidance on Eliminating Shipboard Harassment and Bullying