Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996
{{Short description|International Labour Organization Convention}}
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{{Infobox International Labour Organization convention
|code= C178
|name= Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996
|adopt= October 22, 1996
|force= April 22, 2000
|classify= Seafarers
|subject= Seafarers
|prev= Home Work Convention, 1996
|next= Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, 1996
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Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1996, with the preamble stating:
{{blockquote|Recalling the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982, on 16 November 1994, and
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the revision of the Labour Inspection (Seamen) Recommendation, 1926, ...}}
Ratifications
As of 2022, 15 states have ratified the convention. However, fourteen of ratifying states have subsequently denounced it.
Marine labour issues on COVID-19
The strategy of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) had been coordinated to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the aim of the ILO Memorandum.
Seafarers and shipowners were supported by both the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers' Federation.
The International Maritime Chamber has assisted in issuing a 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Ship Operators for the Protection of the Health of Seafarers'{{Cite web |url=https://www.ics-shipping.org/docs/default-source/resources/coronavirus-(covid-19)-guidance-for-ship-operators-for-the-protection-of-the-health-of-seafarers.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 November 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606180657/https://www.ics-shipping.org/docs/default-source/resources/coronavirus-(covid-19)-guidance-for-ship-operators-for-the-protection-of-the-health-of-seafarers.pdf |url-status=dead }} while the International Transport Workers' Federation has issued the 'COVID-19 advice to ships and seafarers.'{{Cite web|url=https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/news/covid-19-advice-ships|title = COVID-19 advice to ships}}
According to the 2006 MLC, derogations, exemptions or other clauses are possible. Governments are provided with a flexible interpretation of the convention. Decisions are taken in consultation with shipowners' and seafarers' organizations, taking into account all the factors proposed by the government concerned to the office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:13100:0::NO::P13100_COMMENT_ID,P11110_COUNTRY_ID,P11110_COUNTRY_NAME,P11110_COMMENT_YEAR:3965260,102675,Honduras,2018|title = Comments}}
Some external circumstances can make it difficult to implement the obligations laid down in Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996.{{Cite web |title=Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2001 |url=https://legal.un.org/ilc/publications/yearbooks/english/ilc_2001_v2_p2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803110723/https://legal.un.org/ilc/publications/yearbooks/english/ilc_2001_v2_p2.pdf |archive-date=3 August 2022 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=United Nations - Office of Legal Affairs}}
External links
- [http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO:12100:P12100_INSTRUMENT_ID:312323:NO Text].
- [http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11300:0::NO:11300:P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:312323 Ratifications].
References
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Category:International Labour Organization conventions
Category:Treaties concluded in 1996
Category:Treaties entered into force in 2000
Category:Treaties of the United Kingdom
Category:Treaties extended to the Isle of Man
Category:Admiralty law treaties
Category:1996 in labor relations
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