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Malta ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Malta becomes the 34th ILO member State and the 12th EU member State to ratify ILO MLC 2006 On 18 January 2013, the Government of Malta deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). Malta becomes the 34th ILO member State and the 12th EU member State to ratify this landmark Convention, which sets out decent working and living conditions for seafarers while creating conditions of fair competition for shipowners. Malta has under its flag vessels totalling 45.6 million gross tons representing 4.3 per cent of the world tonnage of ships.In transmitting the instrument of ratification, H.E. Dr. John Paul Grech, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations in Geneva, stated: "As a small archipelagic State at the heart of the Mediterranean, Malta has traditionally regarded the shipping sector as vital for its economic development. Today, Malta takes pride in having the largest ship register in the European Union and featuring since 2006 in the White List of the Paris MoU that endorses the flags good reputation. The ratification of the MLC, 2006, which bears further witness to Maltas commitment to quality shipping and enhanced protection of ...

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