MLC Implementiaton guidelines
- Standing Orders of the Special Tripartite Committee established for the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
The establishment of the Special Tripartite Committee is necessary to give effect to Article XIII of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. These Standing Orders and the Introductory Note were adopted by the Governing Body at its 313th Session (March 2012).
- Handbook: Guidance on implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 - Model National Provisions
This handbook contains a model for legal provisions that implement the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). This model closely follows the provisions of the Convention. It is not a proposal for a national law (although with some adjustments it could be used as such), but, rather, it is intended as an aid, in whole or in part, for national legislators and legislative counsel in drafting the necessary legal texts to implement the MLC, 2006.
- Handbook: Guidance on implementing the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and Social Security for Seafarers
This handbook on social security has been prepared by the International Labour Office under the auspices of the ILO's five year (2006-2011) Action Plan to achieve rapid and widespread and effective implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. It is intended to assist countries that may need additional information or technical support to ratify and implement this innovative Convention. These innovations relate to the Convention's legal structure and terminology, its comprehensiveness, its areas of flexibility as well as its expanded compliance and enforcement provisions.
- Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
The guidelines contained in this book are an important international resource for implementing port State responsibilities under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC). They were adopted by the ILO in September 2008 together with Guidelines for flag State inspections under the MLC, 2006.
- Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
The Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important resource for implementing flag State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. They were adopted by the ILO in September 2008 together with Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the MLC, 2006.