Information note on maritime labour issues and coronavirus (COVID-19) - Revised version 2.0

Source: ILO

Original Date Posted: 7/10/2020

"1. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created a global crisis which has impacted all aspects of life and badly affected the world of work. In the maritime sector, it has severely disrupted the functioning of shipping and affected the work of nearly 2 million seafarers worldwide.

2. Numerous governments and seafarers’ and shipowners’ organizations have turned to the International Labour Office (hereinafter the Office) for guidance on how best to address the complexities of the current crisis in light of the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006). "

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