New international maritime labor regs ratified

Industry Organizations

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

A new global convention governing maritime labor rights has reached a required threshold to enter into force in 12 months, the International Labor Organization said Monday. The ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) was recently ratified by Russia and the Philippines, meaning the required 30 ILO member states had approved the international regulation. It goes into effect from August 2013. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Shipping...

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