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Poland ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention

Poland is the 26th ILO member State and the seventh EU member State to have ratified the Convention On 3 May 2012, the Government of Poland deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). Poland is the 26th ILO member State and the seventh EU member State to have ratified the Convention. Poland has a fleet of over 180 vessels and supplies over 22,000 seafarers to international shipping while in 2011 it was the world's sixth largest ship-building country for cargo carrying ships.In depositing the instrument of ratification, Mr. Remigiusz A. Henczel, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the UN Office and other International Organisations in Geneva, stated: "The ratification of the MLC, 2006 is the result of joined efforts of the Polish Government and the social partners. It has also been an occasion for the review and advancement of our national legislation and practice in the maritime sector. Being one of the main source of maritime labour force in Europe, Poland attaches great attention to decent working conditions for seafarers and fair competition for shipowners promoted by the MLC, 2006 and we hope that the ...

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