Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China joins efforts to protect seafarers’ rights

21 August 2018

The People’s Republic of China ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

12 November 2015

China is the 68th ILO member State to have ratified this landmark Convention.

Desk review of research on HIV/AIDS in the world of work

31 July 2012

This desk review was conducted by ILO/AIDS as part of the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV workplace policies/programmes and private sector engagement (IATT/WPPS). It is based primarily on the research documents shared by the IATT members, covering vulnerability studies, stigma and discrimination studies, impact and cost-benefit studies.

“Any fool can stuff a container?”: ILO to discuss safety in growing container industry

14 February 2011

The container shipping market represents about 16 per cent of the world’s goods loaded in tonnes. With its growing market share, the risk of accidents also increases, says a report prepared for an ILO Global Dialogue Forum on Safety in the Supply Chain in Relation to Packing of Containers, to be held in Geneva on 21-22 February 2011. The meeting will try to find a common approach throughout the supply chain to ensure the application of the appropriate standards for packing containers.

Proper ship breaking: a test for globalization and decent work

03 November 2008

The last voyage of the ship "Otapan" to a Turkish ship breaking yard last July was a victory for "pre-cleaning" advocates of reducing the human and environmental dangers inherent in ship dismantling and recycling. But does it also lead to decent working practices? Last week, experts from the ILO, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the Basel Convention met to discuss measures to promote guidelines that would make ship breaking not only clean but "green". Questions and answers with a ship breaking expert from the ILO Sectoral Activities Branch.