Russia ratifies occupational safety and health and dock work conventions 137 and 152

News | 24 March 2004
The Russian State Duma has on 24 March 2004 ratified the ILO Conventions 137 on Dock Work of 1973 and Convention 152 on Occupational Safety and Health in Dock Work of 1979. The President is expected to sign the ratification in April. The delegates of the Duma emphasised that the convention 152 on OSH in dock work corresponds to Russian national interests.

The ratification, supported by over 400 delegates, will promote the protection of port workers against occupational accidents and diseases, which is becoming much more important with the background of the fast increase of the loads handled in Russian seaports.

The ratification is strengthening the on-going ILO project on improved working conditions in the maritime industry. The project is focusing on St Petersburg and executed by ILO Turin centre, Antwerpen Port, SRO Moscow and the Maritime OSH centre (Ministry of transport) in St Petersburg with funding from the Flemish Community of Belgium.