ILO Maritime Labour Convention

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international labour convention maritime labour instrument multilateral treaty

The ILO Maritime Labour Convention is an international treaty that sets comprehensive minimum working and living standards for seafarers worldwide and serves as a key regulatory framework for the global shipping industry.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Maritime Labour Convention, 2006	3
ILO Maritime Labour Convention canonical	2
International Labour Organization maritime labour instruments	2
ILO maritime labour instruments	1
International Labour Organization maritime instruments	1
Maritime Labour Certificate	1
Seafarers’ Bill of Rights	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10508382 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ILO Maritime Labour Convention
Context triple: [Port State, hasLegalBasisIn, ILO Maritime Labour Convention]

A. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is a global maritime treaty that sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships to ensure safety at sea and protection of the marine environment.
B. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is a key international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment, and operation of ships to ensure the safety of life at sea.
C. Convention on the International Maritime Organization
The Convention on the International Maritime Organization is the foundational international treaty that established the IMO as the United Nations’ specialized agency responsible for regulating global shipping and maritime safety.
D. IMO convention
An IMO convention is an international treaty adopted under the International Maritime Organization that sets globally recognized rules and standards for safe, secure, and environmentally responsible shipping.
E. International Convention on Load Lines
The International Convention on Load Lines is a key maritime safety treaty that sets minimum freeboard and related stability standards to ensure ships maintain sufficient reserve buoyancy and seaworthiness.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ILO Maritime Labour Convention
Target entity description: The ILO Maritime Labour Convention is an international treaty that sets comprehensive minimum working and living standards for seafarers worldwide and serves as a key regulatory framework for the global shipping industry.

A. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is a global maritime treaty that sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships to ensure safety at sea and protection of the marine environment.
B. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is a key international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment, and operation of ships to ensure the safety of life at sea.
C. Convention on the International Maritime Organization
The Convention on the International Maritime Organization is the foundational international treaty that established the IMO as the United Nations’ specialized agency responsible for regulating global shipping and maritime safety.
D. IMO convention
An IMO convention is an international treaty adopted under the International Maritime Organization that sets globally recognized rules and standards for safe, secure, and environmentally responsible shipping.
E. International Convention on Load Lines
The International Convention on Load Lines is a key maritime safety treaty that sets minimum freeboard and related stability standards to ensure ships maintain sufficient reserve buoyancy and seaworthiness.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international labour convention ⓘ maritime labour instrument ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	International Labour Conference ⓘ International Labour Organization ⓘ
adoptionDate	2006-02-23 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Geneva, Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Geneva
aimsTo	create a level playing field for shipowners ⓘ ensure decent work for seafarers ⓘ prevent unfair competition based on substandard working conditions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	MLC, 2006 ⓘ linked to: MLC 2006 Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 ⓘ linked to: ILO Maritime Labour Convention
amendmentProcedure	tacit acceptance mechanism ⓘ
appliesTo	seafarers ⓘ ships engaged in commercial activities ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	2013-08-20 ⓘ
codeDividedInto	Part A (mandatory standards) ⓘ Part B (non-mandatory guidelines) ⓘ
complements	MARPOL Convention ⓘ linked to: International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships SOLAS Convention ⓘ linked to: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea STCW Convention ⓘ linked to: International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
consolidates	existing ILO maritime labour conventions ⓘ
contains	Articles ⓘ Code ⓘ Regulations ⓘ
describedAs	fourth pillar of the international regulatory regime for quality shipping ⓘ
enteredIntoForceCondition	ratification by at least 30 ILO member States ⓘ ratifying States representing at least 33 percent of world gross tonnage of ships ⓘ
excludes	fishing vessels ⓘ naval auxiliaries ⓘ ships navigating exclusively in inland waters ⓘ traditional ships such as dhows and junks ⓘ warships ⓘ
legalBasisIn	public international law ⓘ
monitoredBy	flag States ⓘ port State control authorities ⓘ
organizedInto	five Titles ⓘ
primaryObjective	to promote fair competition among shipowners based on decent working conditions ⓘ to provide comprehensive rights and protection at work for seafarers ⓘ
providesFor	Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance ⓘ Maritime Labour Certificate ⓘ
regulates	accommodation standards on ships ⓘ food and catering standards on ships ⓘ health protection for seafarers ⓘ hours of work and hours of rest for seafarers ⓘ medical care for seafarers ⓘ minimum living conditions for seafarers ⓘ minimum working conditions for seafarers ⓘ recreational facilities on ships ⓘ social security protection for seafarers ⓘ welfare measures for seafarers ⓘ
requires	flag State inspection system ⓘ port State control inspections ⓘ
subjectTo	periodic amendments ⓘ
supervisedBy	International Labour Organization ⓘ
title1Covers	minimum requirements for seafarers to work on a ship ⓘ
title2Covers	conditions of employment ⓘ
title3Covers	accommodation, recreational facilities, food and catering ⓘ
title4Covers	health protection, medical care, welfare and social security protection ⓘ
title5Covers	compliance and enforcement ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Port State → hasLegalBasisIn → ILO Maritime Labour Convention ⓘ

subject linked to: Port States

STCW Parties → relatedTo → ILO Maritime Labour Convention ⓘ

Portuguese maritime law → incorporates → International Labour Organization maritime instruments ⓘ