In addition to amendments, the STC adopted a number of resolutions related to bullying and harassment of seafarers
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 came into force in August 2013 with an aim to ensure that seafarers are guaranteed equal and acceptable conditions no matter which flag they sail under.
Under one of the MLC provisions, delegates from member states, shipowners’ representatives and seafarers’ organizations meet periodically to review and update the convention.
The latest Special Tripartite Committee (STC) meeting ended in Geneva on 13 May 2022, and drawing lessons from the challenges of the pandemic, the delegates agreed on a number of changes to improve seafarers’ conditions. The agreed amendments will ensure that:
The amendments will be presented for approval to the next session of the International Labour Conference, which will be held in May and June 2022. If approved, these amendments should enter into force by December 2024.
In addition to the amendments, the STC adopted a number of resolutions related to bullying and harassment of seafarers, including sexual assault and sexual harassment; the financial security system to protect seafarers in cases of abandonment and the need to adopt measures to ensure that all seafarers have adequate means of contractual redress against shipowners.
In addition to amendments, the STC adopted a number of resolutions related to bullying and harassment of seafarers
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 came into force in August 2013 with an aim to ensure that seafarers are guaranteed equal and acceptable conditions no matter which flag they sail under.
Under one of the MLC provisions, delegates from member states, shipowners’ representatives and seafarers’ organizations meet periodically to review and update the convention.
The latest Special Tripartite Committee (STC) meeting ended in Geneva on 13 May 2022, and drawing lessons from the challenges of the pandemic, the delegates agreed on a number of changes to improve seafarers’ conditions. The agreed amendments will ensure that:
The amendments will be presented for approval to the next session of the International Labour Conference, which will be held in May and June 2022. If approved, these amendments should enter into force by December 2024.
In addition to the amendments, the STC adopted a number of resolutions related to bullying and harassment of seafarers, including sexual assault and sexual harassment; the financial security system to protect seafarers in cases of abandonment and the need to adopt measures to ensure that all seafarers have adequate means of contractual redress against shipowners.
