Seafarers Win Critical Updates to ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention

Seafarers Win Critical Updates to ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention

Shipowners, governments, and labor unions agreed to a sweeping series of changes to the master agreement known as the Maritime Labour Convention, a g...

ONE YEAR AFTER: Tension Mounts Over Verification Exercise Of Aged Seafarers, As MWUN Reassures Disbursement

By Roland Ekama No fewer than 60 aged seafarers from the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL) on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, appealed to the leadership of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to intervene by engaging the federal government over the payment of their pensions. This appeal comes barely one year after a screening and verification exercise was carried out in Lagos for the aged seafarers who had served the Federal Re…

Seafarers are key workers, ILO declares - Shipping Australia

Seafarers have been declared to be key workers by a formal resolution of the International Labour Organization, which met in Geneva, Switzerland recently (7 to 11 April 2025). Recalling the disruptions to shipping and seafarers caused by governmental responses to SARS-CoV2 (the virus that causes the COVID respiratory disease), and…

Agreement reached on new global minimum wage for seafarers

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Seafarers gain improved protections

Seafarers Rights International has welcomed the recognition of seafarers as ‘key workers’ who will be afforded protection in the event of a marine casualty or in situations where they may be detained in connection with alleged crimes. The latest amendments to standards of the International Labour Organization and International Maritime Organization Guidelines on Fair Treatment

Seafarers officially recognised as key workers by ILO

Huw Murday LANDMARK changes to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) mean seafarers are now officially recognised as ‘key workers’ by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reported the Seafarers’ Group at the ILO, led by ITF affiliates, won a raft of significant changes to seafarers’ rights in Geneva this week. The federation described the change as a “major step forward in seafarers’ r…