News on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
2013
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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.
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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.
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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)
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Ghana ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)
20 August 2013
With the ratification by Ghana, 44 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.
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Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 - A Passport to Decent Work
20 August 2013
The ILO's Maritime Labour Convention, which enters into force worldwide August 20, 2013, provides for the first time comprehensive protection at work for seafarers, while also promoting conditions of fair competition for shipowners.
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Germany ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
16 August 2013
The Government of Germany registered its ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) with the International Labour Office on 16 August 2013.
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Cruise ship entertainers are seafarers too
16 August 2013
Everyone working aboard a cruise ship, from machine operators to entertainers to hotel staff,is considered a “seafarer” just like the crew of a merchant ship. And as such, their rights are protected under the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 that comes into effect as international law on the 20th of August 2013.
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Fair winds for seafarers
16 August 2013
The ILO's landmark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 – the MLC, 2006 - the “seafarers' bill of rights”- goes into effect worldwide on August 20, 2013, providing comprehensive protection at work for the world's 1.5 million seafarers while promoting conditions of fair competition for shipowners.
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Seafarers' "Bill of Rights" extends to cruise ships too
15 August 2013
The ILO's Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, which comes into effect as international law on August 20, 2013 does not just cover the crews of merchant ships but also anyone working on cruise ships, from machine operators to hotel staff. (Closed captions available)
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Full steam ahead for the Maritime Labour Convention
15 August 2013
The ILO's Maritime Labour Convention, which enters into force worldwide August 20, 2013, provides for the first time comprehensive protection at work for seafarers, while also promoting conditions of fair competition for shipowners. (Closed captions available)