Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Fishermen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1959 (No. 114) - Liberia (Ratification: 1960)

Articles 3 to 9 of the Convention. Fishers’ articles of agreement. The Committee notes the Government’s succinct report indicating that the Liberia Maritime Authority is in the process of reforming their laws to conform to the provisions of the Convention. The Committee recalls that it has been requesting the Government to provide full information concerning measures to apply the Convention both in law and in practice, to which no reply has been provided since its last report provided in 1999. The Committee therefore requests the Government to explain how effect is given at present to the Convention, the requirements of which are to a large extent reproduced in the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), which is the consolidated and up-to-date instrument on fishing. In doing so, please include clarifications as to whether the Liberian Maritime Law (RLM-107), the Liberian Maritime Regulations (RLM-108) and the Marine Notice SEA-002 (Rev. 05/12) apply also to fishing vessels. The Committee also requests the Government to provide full particulars with respect to the abovementioned legal reform process undertaken by the Liberia Maritime Authority.