Resources on Shipping, ports, fisheries, and inland waterways sector

  1. Guidelines on how to deal with seafarer abandonment cases

    18 January 2023

    The present Guidelines are addressed to all States, and primarily to port States, flag States and States of which seafarers are nationals or are resident or are otherwise domiciled in their territory.

  2. Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended

    15 April 2022

    The Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important resource for implementing flag State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. The Guidelines, initially adopted in 2008, were updated by the ILO in 2020, together with the Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended, in order to reflect the 2014, 2016 and 2018 amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

  3. Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended

    15 April 2022

    The Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important international resource for implementing port State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. The Guidelines, initially adopted in 2008, were updated by the ILO in 2020, together with the Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended, in order to reflect the 2014, 2016 and 2018 amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.

  4. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)
    [Including 2018 amendments]

    09 December 2020

    Consolidated text established by the International Labour Office, including the Amendments of 2014, 2016 and 2018 to the Code of the Convention.

  5. R199 - Work in Fishing Recommendation, 2007 (No. 199)

    29 January 2020

    Work in Fishing Recommendation, 2007

  6. C188 - Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

    29 January 2020

    Work in Fishing Convention, 2007

  7. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

    01 February 2019

  8. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended

    01 February 2019

    Consolidated text established by the International Labour Office, including the Amendments of 2014 and 2016 to the Code of the Convention.

  9. Safety and health in ports (Revised 2016)

    20 August 2018

    The text revises and updates the 2005 edition of: ILO code of practice safety and health in ports, which had replaced two former ILO publications: Guide to safety and health in dock work (1976) and Safety and health in dock work, An ILO code of practice (second edition, 1977).

  10. Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003, as amended (No. 185)

    05 April 2018

    Adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 91st Session (2003)
    Amended by the International Labour Conference at its 105th Session (2016)