Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2023, published 112nd ILC session (2024)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Liberia (Ratification: 1959)

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Article 1 of the Convention. Scope of application. Legislation. The Committee notes that, in 2022 the Maritime Law was amended, but it notes with regret that the Government did not make use of this opportunity to amend section 356 of the Maritime Law, which provides a narrower protection of seafarers against discrimination than required by the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s general indication, in its report, that maritime notices are promulgated by the Liberia Maritime Authority to actualize the rights of seafarers and ensure consistency with national laws and international obligations, and that seafarers who feel that their rights have been violated have recourse to an accessible online complaints process. Recalling that the Convention applies to all workers, the Committee once again requests the Government to take the necessary measures to align the legislation on the protection of seafarers against discrimination in employment and occupation with the requirements of the Convention.

The Committee is raising other matters in a request addressed directly to the Government.