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Ever since its creation the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been working for safer ships and cleaner seas. The term safer ships originally meant improvement in design, construction, material, […]

ILO-MLC-2006 (International Labour Organization – Maritime Labour Convention, 2006) has already received the required number of acceptance and accession; and shall come into force in August, 2013 which is only […]

Banking, insurance, shipping and aviation are perhaps the most international business in the world. Arguably shipping is also one of the oldest businesses in the world. Banking and insurance followed it as […]

How to transpose the provision into national legislation:

Seafarers shall enjoy the Freedom of Association/ Union and right to bargain;
There shall be no discrimination based on race, religion, colour, sex […]

International Maritime Organization (IMO) ever since its creation has been adopting various internationally agreed standards for safe operation of ships with security, and prevention of pollution and protection of […]