Bahamas ratifies major new ILO Maritime Labour Convention

Bahamas ratifies major new ILO Maritime Labour Convention

NASSAU, Bahamas (ILO News) ─ The Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas today handed over its instrument of ratification of the historic Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Ratification makes the Bahamas the third major shipping country in the world, after Liberia and the Republic of Marshall Islands, to ratify the Convention adopted by the 94th International Labour Conference (Maritime) in Geneva in February 2006. The Bahamas is the third largest flag State in the world

Sometimes called the “super convention”, it saw governments, ship owners and seafarers agree on comprehensive international requirements for seafarers’ working and living conditions and to promote quality shipping in the rapidly growing maritime sector. Aimed at protecting the world's 1.2 million or more seafarers, it addresses the evolving realities and needs of an industry that handles 90 per cent of the world's trade.