Legislative Observatory
European Parliament
Please fill in this field to find a procedure

Maritime industry and seafarers: ratication by Member States of the 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention of the International Labour Organisation ILO, 23 February 2006

2006/0103(CNS)

PURPOSE: to authorise the ratification, by the Member States, of the 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2007/431/EC.

CONTENT: The Council adopted a Decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interest of the European Community, the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

The 2006 Maritime Labour Convention was adopted in February 2006 by the maritime session of the International Labour Conference. The Convention will bring a major input at international level in the shipping sector by promoting decent living and working conditions for seafarers and fairer competition conditions for operators and ship owners.

Member States are invited to ratify the Convention before 31 December 2010.