Events

April 2025

  1. Fifth Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee established under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

    7 - 11 April 2025

    Geneva, 7–11 April 2025

November 2023

  1. Joint IMO/ILO Conference on Work at Sea

    13 November 2023

    The Conference will focus on sharing best practices, views and experiences on: ensuring the rights of seafarers and fishers; identifying gaps in the current regulatory framework, including in relation to responsible management; and exploring how governments, industry, IGOs and NGOs can collaborate to improve the relevant international maritime legal framework.

May 2022

  1. Fourth Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) - Part II (5 to 13 May 2022)

    5 - 13 May 2022

    The fourth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee will take place in two parts. Part I was held in a virtual format from 19 to 23 April 2021. Part II took place from 5 to 13 May 2022 in a hybrid format.

April 2021

  1. Fourth Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
    Part I (Online, 19–23 April 2021)

    19 - 23 April 2021

    Following a decision adopted by the ILO Governing Body at its 340th Session (October-November 2020), the fourth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee will take place in two parts. Part I was held in a virtual format from Monday, 19 to Friday, 23 April 2021. Part II is expected to take place from Monday, 25 to Friday, 29 April 2022 at the ILO headquarters, Geneva.

June 2020

  1. WEBINAR - COVID-19 and Maritime Labour Issues: Impact and Responses

    5 June 2020

    Co-organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Training Centre of the ILO, in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Health Organization (WHO)

April 2018

  1. Third Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    23 - 27 April 2018

    The third meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee established by the Governing Body in accordance with Article XIII of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) will take place at the ILO in Geneva from 23 to 27 April 2018.

April 2017

  1. Meeting of the Working Group of the Special Tripartite Committee established under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

    3 - 5 April 2017

February 2016

  1. Ad Hoc Tripartite Maritime Committee for the amendment of the Searfarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185)

    10 - 12 February 2016

  2. Second meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee

    8 - 10 February 2016

    The second meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee established by the Governing Body in accordance with Article XIII of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) will take place at the ILO in Geneva from to 8-10 February 2016.

February 2015

  1. Meeting of Experts concerning Convention N°185 on Seafarers' Identity Documents

    4 - 6 February 2015

October 2014

  1. Meeting of Experts on Maritime Occupational Safety and Health

    13 - 17 October 2014

April 2014

  1. First meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee

    7 - 11 April 2014

    The first meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee established by the Governing Body in accordance with Article XIII of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) will take place at the ILO in Geneva from 7 to 11 April, 2014.

December 2011

  1. Second Meeting of the Preparatory Tripartite MLC, 2006, Committee

    12 - 14 December 2011

    The mandate of the Preparatory Committee is to “keep under review the preparations by Members for implementing the MLC, 2006, identify any common issues and prepare the work for the future Special Tripartite Committee on any questions that might need to be dealt with as a matter of urgency after entry into force of the Convention, including the rules of procedure of the Committee”.

September 2010

  1. Preparatory Tripartite MLC, 2006, Committee

    20 - 22 September 2010

    The Governing Body of the ILO, at its 306th Session, noting that the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) is expected to come into force during 2011, decided to establish a Preparatory Tripartite MLC, 2006, Committee (“the Preparatory Committee”), modelled on the future “Special Tripartite Committee” to be established under Article XIII of the MLC, 2006, when it comes into force. Since the MLC, 2006, is not yet in force, the Preparatory Committee comprises representatives of the governments of any interested member States and ten representatives nominated respectively by the International Shipping Federation (ISF) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).