Tag: ILO

The Master of the Panama-flagged MV Ali Bey has provided a voluntary video testimony to Human Rights at Sea, explaining the privations that he and three Syrian crew members suffer.

Following a situation where the crew of a flag-of-convenience vessel were left without the broadband access, Nautilus International asked the International Transport Workers' Federation to formally raise a breach of the Maritime Labour Convention with the International Labour Organization.

Crew abandonments continue to be a major issue in shipping with the number of vessels listed on the international abandonment database rising from 34 in 2018, to 40 in 2019, to a record high of 85 in 2020, ITF reported.

Iraq ratified Convention No. 185, including provisions for the issuance of seafarers' identity documents as well as facilitation of shore leave and transit and transfer of seafarers, ILO informed. 

A recent joint letter from Nautilus and UK Chamber of Shipping urges UK government to support ILO resolutions on seafarer vaccination.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a resolution for a global seafarers vaccination program proposed by the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) which calls for a mapping exercise to identify the number of vaccines required for seafarers ashore at seafarer supplying countries.

On the occasion of World Safety & Health day on April 28th, ILO highlighted the importance of building resilience in order to face crises now and in the future as well as drawing on lessons learned and experiences from the world of work. 

The heads of five UN organizations recently issued a joint call for seafarers and aircrew to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.

The ILO urged ratifying states which have not yet done so, to adopt all necessary measures without delay to restore the protection of seafarers’ rights and comply to the fullest extent with their obligations under the MLC, 2006.

The ILO issued second revision of its guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006), providing practical advice to PSC officers verifying compliance of foreign ships with the requirements of the MLC, 2006.