ILO homeIndustries and sectorsShipping; ports; fisheries; inland waterwaysResources on Shipping, ports, fisheries, and inland waterways sector Resources on Shipping, ports, fisheries, and inland waterways sector Malta ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) 18 January 2013 Malta becomes the 34th ILO member State and the 12th EU member State to ratify this landmark Convention.