The impact of the Maritime Labor Convention on seafarers' working and living conditions: an analysis of port state control statistics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC2006) entered into force in August 2013 and is a milestone for better working and living conditions (WLC) for seafarers. As of March 2020, 96 countries have ratified the MLC2006, covering more than 90% of the world's shipping fleet. A system of port state control (PSC) allows ratifying countries to inspect any foreign ship arriving in their ports for compliance with the convention. It is intended as a second safety measure for the identification of substandard ships that sail all over the world. Nine regional agreements, so-called Memoranda of Understanding (MoU), have been signed to coordinate and standardize PSC inspections and to increase efficiency by sharing inspections and information. This paper uses public PSC statistics t

SUBMITTER: Fotteler ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7576973 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature