Tag: MLC Convention

First Greek Owned Vessel with MLC Certification

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 ...

Successful completion of the Safety4Sea Human Element Workshops

34 ILO member States in total have ratified this landmark Convention On January 2013, the Government of Finland and Greece deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)They are the 33rd and 34th ILO 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.The MLC, 2006 will enter into force on 20 August 2013, that is 12 months after the date on which it was ratified by 30 Members with a total share in the world gross tonnage of ships of at least 33 per cent.For more information on how many countries and when have ratified the IL MLC 2006, click hereFinland has under its flag vessels totalling 1.5 million gross tons representing 0.15 per cent of the world tonnage of ships. The port of Helsinki is among the busiest ports in the Baltic Sea with the value of its cargo traffic standing approximately one-third of all Finnish foreign trade.In welcoming the ratification of the MLC, 2006 by Finland, the Director-General, Mr Guy Ryder, stated: "Only five days after registering the ratification of the MLC, ...

Focus on MLC 2006 Offshore and Crew Management Issues

Feature: MLC paper tiger fears

MLC 2006 - A step towards valuing world s seafarers

Guidelines on the Application of the ILO MLC

Impending Maritime Labour Convention raises contractual issues

MLC pocket checklist and smartphone app launched by Lloyd s Register and UK P&I Club