The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 was adopted at a Maritime session of the International Labour Conference in 2006 and came into force on 20 August 2013.
To date, 56 ILO Member States have ratified the Convention, representing more than 80 percent of the world’s gross tonnage of ships.
There are more than 1.5 million seafarers in the world. A majority of these seafarers now have a right to be protected through national laws and practices applying the MLC, 2006 to the ships on which they work.
Title 4 of the MLC covers Health Protection, Medical Care, Welfare and Social Security Protection.
From August 20th 2013 all vessels over a certain size have to comply with a new labour convention known as the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006.
We hope you enjoy this important round table discussion.
With Kind Regards,
Philip Wright
Chief Commercial Officer
Globality Health
Source: http://ipmimagazine.com
