Blog

ILO Delivers On Key Worker Rights And Fair Treatment For Seafarers

The fifth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC) of the MLC concluded last week with some hard-fought achievements for seafarers, led in the negotiations by ITF Seafarers’ Section Vice Chair, Mark Dickinson. Noteworthy amongst the amendments adopted was the designation and recognition of seafarers as key workers “… to facilitate their safe movement when …