IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has today (20th August) welcomed the entry
into force of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006), adopted by the
International Labour Organisation (ILO), a sister UN agency to IMO.
"The entry into force of the MLC convention marks significant progress in the
recognition of seafarers' roles and the need to safeguard their well-being and
their working conditions. This is a truly important landmark for seafarers; and
for shipping, on which the global economy relies," Sekimizu said.
The MLC treaty, which has been ratified by 48 countries, aims to achieve decent
work for the world's seafarers and secure economic interests in fair
competition for quality shipowners.
The MLC is considered the `fourth pillar' of the most important maritime
regulations covering international shipping, complementing three major
conventions adopted by IMO: the International Convention for the Safety of Life
at Sea (SOLAS); the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
from Ships (MARPOL); and the International Convention on Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).
These three IMO treaties were first adopted in the 1970s and have each been
ratified by more than 150 countries, representing more than 99% of world
merchant shipping.
In addition, the maritime professionals' union Nautilus International has
welcomed the entry of the MLC 2006.
The union believes the MLC is a milestone in the struggle to provide decent
living and working conditions to the international shipping industry and hopes
it will mark a turning point for members and seafarers the world over.
"The convention should help to combat the worst excesses of exploitation and
abuse in the shipping industry, by establishing a decency threshold below which
no shipowner can operate," said Mark Dickinson, general secretary, Nautilus
International.
Elsewhere, the Isle of Man Ship Registry has announced that it has been
included in the UK's adoption of MLC 2006.
Dick Welsh, Director of the Isle of Man Ship Registry said: "This concludes a
long process and is a very important milestone for the Isle of Man. It
demonstrates our commitment to the International Labour Organisation and
ensures that seafarers receive fair treatment, pay and conditions.
"It also helps maintain the Register's status as among the most highly rated
and respected in the world for the quality of its fleet.
"The ship registry team and our counterparts in the UK have worked closely
together to make sure the Convention extended to the Isle of Man before its
entry into force and I am pleased that they have managed to achieve this," he
concluded.
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