Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2019, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen) Convention, 1966 (No. 126) - Sierra Leone (Ratification: 1967)

The Committee notes with deep concern that the Government’s report has not been received. It expects that the next report will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous comments. The Committee informs the Government that, if it has not supplied replies to the points raised by 1 September 2020, then it may proceed with the examination of the application of the Convention on the basis of the information at its disposal at its next session.

Repetition

Articles 6, 10 and 12 of the Convention. Crew accommodation. The Committee has been commenting for a number of years on the application of Article 6(7)–(9) and (11)–(16) of the Convention (structure and arrangement of crew accommodation), Article 10(22) and (26) (furniture and berthing), and Article 12(2), (7), (10) and (11) (sanitary and laundry facilities), in respect of vessels of 75 gross registered tons or more. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any concrete progress made in respect of the adoption of new legislation giving effect to the Convention.