News on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

2013

  1. ILO tripartite constituents to discuss shipowner liability and abandonment of seafarers under Maritime Labour Convention

    01 November 2013

    Government, worker and employer representatives of the ILO Governing Body approved plans for an international tripartite meeting to be held next year to discuss proposed amendments regarding shipowner liability and abandonment of seafarers.

  2. ILO Meeting of Experts Adopts Guidelines on the Training of Ships’ Cooks

    08 October 2013

    The new guidelines aim to provide guidance to Member States to help them implement Regulation 3.2 and the respective provisions of the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) concerning food and catering, and in particular the qualification and training standards for ships’ cooks.

  3. ILO launches new Maritime Labour Convention database

    04 September 2013

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a comprehensive new database providing the most up-to -date information available on the implementation of the landmark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, which came into force on 20 August.

  4. New Horizon for Vietnamese seafarers

    23 August 2013

    With the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 now in force, ratifying countries, like Vietnam, are turning to implementation.

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    Preventing seafaring dreams from turning into nightmares

    21 August 2013

    The coming into force of the Maritime Labour Convention on 20 August 2013 has particular resonance in the Philippines – the world’s leading supplier of seafarers. As a result, Filipino seafarers will see huge improvements to their working conditions on board ships.

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    Global shipping industry sets sail under new standard

    20 August 2013

    A new “bill of rights” – the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention – comes into force, ensuring protection for the world’s 1.5 million seafarers and fair competition for shipowners.

  7. Statement from ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the coming into force of the Maritime Labour Convention

    20 August 2013

    ILO Director-General Guy Ryder marks the coming into force of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. This historic convention provides protection for the world's 1.5 million seafarers under a clear and consolidated set of international labour standards. (Closed captions available)

  8. Lithuania ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    20 August 2013

    With the ratification by Lithuania, ILO Member States representing nearly 75 per cent of the world’s global shipping tonnage have now committed themselves to the decent work standards of the Convention, which comes into force today.

  9. Belgium ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    20 August 2013

    The Government of Belgium deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) on 20 August 2013, a highly symbolic day marking the entry into force of the Convention.

  10. Statement from ILO's Director of the Department of Labour Standards, Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, on the coming into force of the MLC 2006

    20 August 2013

    ILO's Director of the Department of Labour Standards, Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, makes a statement on the coming-into-force of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. The MLC, 2006 was adopted by government, employer and worker representatives at a special ILO International Labour Conference in February 2006 and provides a clear and comprehensive set of international standards for the shipping sector, the world's first genuinely global industry. (Closed captions available)