MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION (MLC) , 2006
MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION (MLC) , 2006
ILO Maritime Labour Convention
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The International Labour Organization's Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 - also known as the Seafarers’ Bill of Rights – sets out the minimum rights that you should expect as a seafarer.
Every ship over 500 gross tonnage operating in international waters or between ports of different countries has to have a maritime labour certificate. This confirms that it complies with the MLC.
The MLC has been described as the first of a new generation of international labour standards “with teeth”.
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The MLC incorporates and builds on 68 existing maritime labour conventions and recommendations, as well as other fundamental principles, to ensure decent working and living conditions for all seafarers.
The MLC is designed to sit alongside other regulations such as the IMO standards on ship safety, security and quality ship management (such as SOLAS, STCW and MARPOL). Where those instruments deal more with the vessel and its operation, the MLC deals with your rights as a seafarer.
It should be remembered that the MLC sets out minimum requirements. Many states that ratify the Convention may have higher standards.
when will MLC apply to Indian seafarers??
The MLC was adopted in February 2006 and received its 30th ILO member state ratification in August 2012. It will therefore come into force in August 2013.
As at August 2010 the following countries had ratified:
Liberia
Bahamas
Marshall Islands
Panama
Norway
Spain
Croatia
Bulgaria
Canada
These 10 countries represent 45% of the world fleet, which means that this element of the criteria has already been met. This means that it only remains for another 20 countries to ratify the convention.
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0 courtesy- ITF seafarers.
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0 The following countries have ratified MLC, 2006
Liberia, Marshall Islands, Bahamas, Panama, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Croatia, Bulgaria , Canada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Switzerland, Benin, Singapore, Denmark, Antigua and Barbuda, Latvia, Luxembourg, Kiribati, Netherlands, Australia, St Kitts and Nevis, Tuvalu , Togo, Poland, Palau, Sweden, Cyprus, Russian Federation, Philippines. - X
0 News | 20 August 2012
GENEVA (ILO News) %u2013 The ILO has received the 30th ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) fulfilling the last condition for the first global standard that spans continents and oceans to go into effect in a year%u2019s time. - X
0 The MLC, 2006 will come into force 12 months after the registered ratifications of at least 30 members with a total share of at least 33 percent of the world gross tonnage of ships. The gross tonnage element was achieved in 2009. The ratification by the Russian Federation will bring the Convention%u2019s protection to seafarers working on nearly 60 per cent of the world gross tonnage of ships. The final ratification to achieve the 30/33 formula by the Philippines will enable the Convention to come into effect 12 months later, on 20 August 2013.
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* A safe and secure workplace that complies with safety standards
* Fair terms of employment
* decent working and living conditions on board ship
* Health protection, medical care, welfare measures and other forms of social protection
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