Sectoral Codes of Practice and Guidelines
Code of practice
Code of practice on occupational safety and health in aquaculture
In accordance with established procedures, the Code of practice will be submitted to the 358th Session (November 2026) of the Governing Body of the ILO for its consideration.
ILO Guidelines for the promotion of fundamental principles and rights at work and the prevention and elimination of violence and harassment...
In accordance with established procedures, these guidelines will be submitted to the 358th Session (November 2026) of the Governing Body of the ILO for its consideration.
Policy guidelines
Policy guidelines for the promotion of decent work in recycling
In accordance with established procedures, these guidelines were approved at the 355th Session (November 2025) of the Governing Body of the ILO.
Guidelines for fair labour market services for migrant fishers
In accordance with established procedures, these guidelines will be submitted to the 356th Session (March–April 2026) of the Governing Body of the ILO for its consideration.
Guidelines on fair treatment of seafarers detained in connection with alleged crimes
Adopted at the Third meeting of the Joint ILO–IMO Tripartite Working Group to identify and address seafarers’ issues and the human element (Geneva, 26–28 November 2024).
Code of practice
Code of practice on safety and health in forestry work
Guidelines
Guidelines on the medical examination of fishers
Policy Guidelines
Policy guidelines for the promotion of decent work in the agri-food sector
Meeting of Experts on Decent Work in the Agri-food Sector: An Essential Part of Sustainable Food Systems (Geneva, 8–12 May 2023)
Guidelines on how to deal with seafarer abandonment cases
The present Guidelines are addressed to all States, and primarily to port States, flag States and States of which seafarers are nationals or are resident or are otherwise domiciled in their territory.
ILO Code of practice
Safety and health in construction (Revised edition)
The revised ILO Code of practice on safety and health in construction was adopted by a Meeting of Experts held in Geneva from 21 to 25 February 2022. This code of practice replaces an earlier code that was adopted in 1992 and was considered outdated...
ILO Code of practice
Safety and health in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear
Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended
The Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important international resource for implementing port State responsibilities...
Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended
The Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important resource for implementing flag State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. The Guidelines, initially...
Guidelines on the promotion of decent work and road safety in the transport sector
Guidelines adopted by a Meeting of Experts held in Geneva from 23 to 27 September 2019.
Code of practice
Safety and health in shipbuilding and ship repair (Revised edition)
This revised code of practice, adopted by a Meeting of Experts in January 2018, reflects the development of modern ILO instruments on occupational safety and health (OSH) and the changes in the industry in the past 44 years since an earlier code was...
Code of practice on safety and health in opencast mines
The original code of practice, "Safety and health in opencast mines", was published in 1991. This revised code reflects the many changes in the industry, its workforce, the roles of the competent authorities, employers, workers and their...
Safety and health in ports (Revised 2016)
The text revises and updates the 2005 edition of: ILO code of practice safety and health in ports, which had replaced two former ILO publications: Guide to safety and health in dock work (1976) and Safety and health in dock work, An ILO code of...
Guidelines on decent work in public emergency services
Guidelines adopted at the Meeting of Experts to adopt Guidelines on Decent Work in Public Emergency Services (Geneva, 16–20 April 2018)
ILO guidelines on decent work and socially responsible tourism
Guidelines adopted at the Meeting of Experts to adopt Guidelines on Decent Work and Socially Responsible Tourism (Geneva, 20-24 February 2017)
Guidelines on flag State inspection of working and living conditions on board fishing vessels