News on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

2012

  1. Poland ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    07 May 2012

    Poland is the 26th ILO member State and the seventh EU member State to have ratified the Convention.

  2. Togo ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    30 March 2012

    With the ratification of the MLC, 2006 by Togo, 25 ILO member States are now parties to the Convention. While the first condition for the entry into force of the Convention is already met, i.e. registered ratifications representing at least 33 per cent of the world gross tonnage of ships, the ratification of the Convention by Togo is an important step towards achieving the second condition, which is the ratification of the Convention by 30 member States.

  3. Tuvalu ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    05 March 2012

    Tuvalu is the fifth member State from the Asia-Pacific region – after Australia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Singapore – to have ratified the landmark Convention.

  4. Saint Kitts and Nevis ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    27 February 2012

    Saint Kitts and Nevis becomes the 24th member State to ratify the landmark Convention.

2011

  1. Australia ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    14 December 2011

    Australia becomes the 22nd member State to ratify the landmark Convention, which sets out seafarers’ rights to decent working and living conditions while creating fair competition for shipowners.

  2. The Netherlands ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    13 December 2011

    The Netherlands becomes the sixth EU member state, after Spain, Bulgaria, Denmark, Latvia and Luxembourg to ratify the landmark convention.

  3. Kiribati ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    01 November 2011

    Kiribati is the second country from the Pacific region, after Marshall Islands, to ratify the landmark Convention.

  4. Luxembourg ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) and the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185)

    20 September 2011

    Luxembourg becomes the fifth EU member State, after Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain and Latvia, to ratify the MLC, 2006 and the 22nd member to ratify Convention No. 185.

  5. Antigua and Barbuda ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    12 August 2011

    Antigua and Barbuda is the third Caribbean country, after the Bahamas and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

  6. Denmark ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    23 June 2011

    Denmark becomes the third EU member state, after Spain and Bulgaria, to ratify the landmark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.