ILO and Maritime Industry (Ports and Seafarers…)• International Labour Standards (Conventions and Recommendations setting minimum standards of basic labour rights) The International

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ILO and Maritime IndustryILO and Maritime Industry(Ports and Seafarers(Ports and Seafarers……))

Frank LeysFrank LeysPorts SpecialistPorts Specialist

Sectoral Activities DepartmentSectoral Activities DepartmentInternational Labour OfficeInternational Labour Office

•• About the ILOAbout the ILO•• Conventions Conventions -- RecommandationsRecommandations•• Guidelines Guidelines -- COPCOP•• Ports specific instrumentsPorts specific instruments•• MLCMLC•• The future work on PortsThe future work on Ports

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Outline of presentationOutline of presentation

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•• UN specialised agency, founded in 1919UN specialised agency, founded in 1919•• Seeks the promotion of social justice and Seeks the promotion of social justice and

internationally recognized human and labour internationally recognized human and labour rightsrights

•• Unique tripartite structure with workers and Unique tripartite structure with workers and employers participating as equal partners with employers participating as equal partners with governments in the work of its governing governments in the work of its governing organsorgans

•• International Labour Standards (Conventions International Labour Standards (Conventions and Recommendations setting minimum and Recommendations setting minimum standards of basic labour rights)standards of basic labour rights)

The International Labour OrganisationThe International Labour Organisation

About the ILOAbout the ILO

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•• C027 Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by C027 Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929Vessels) Convention, 1929

•• C032 Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention, C032 Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention, 19321932

•• R040 Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Reciprocity R040 Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Reciprocity Recommendation, 1932Recommendation, 1932

•• C137 Dock Work Convention, 1973 C137 Dock Work Convention, 1973 •• R145 Dock Work Recommendation, 1973 R145 Dock Work Recommendation, 1973 •• C152 Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) C152 Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work)

Convention, 1979 Convention, 1979 •• R160 Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) R160 Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work)

Recommendation, 1979 Recommendation, 1979

Port specific instrumentsPort specific instruments

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Codes of practiceCodes of practice•• Not legally binding instrumentsNot legally binding instruments•• Not intended to replace national laws and Not intended to replace national laws and

regulationsregulations•• Contain practical recommendations designed Contain practical recommendations designed

to provide guidance on specific issuesto provide guidance on specific issues

Guidelines & Code of practiceGuidelines & Code of practice

•• ILO/IMO COP on Security in Ports (2004)ILO/IMO COP on Security in Ports (2004)•• Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Ports Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Ports

(2004)(2004)

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Code of PracticeCode of Practice

Guidelines on training Guidelines on training in the port sector in the port sector (2012)(2012)

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GuidelinesGuidelines

•• Safety and Health in Ports Audit Manual Safety and Health in Ports Audit Manual •• Social dialogue (in the process of structural Social dialogue (in the process of structural

adjustment and private sector participation) in adjustment and private sector participation) in ports (2006)ports (2006)

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ManualsManuals

ILO and the maritime sectorILO and the maritime sector

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•• Long history of work concerning the maritime Long history of work concerning the maritime sectorsector

•• Special Special ‘‘maritimemaritime’’ sessions of the International sessions of the International Labour ConferenceLabour Conference

•• More than 68 international labour standards related More than 68 international labour standards related to the maritime sectorto the maritime sector

Port Development Programme PDPPort Development Programme PDP

•• Cargo handling performanceCargo handling performance

•• Working conditions & practicesWorking conditions & practices

•• Safety, status & welfare of portworkersSafety, status & welfare of portworkers

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Interactive Training Programme that aims to improve:

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IMO/ILO/UNECE COP on the packing IMO/ILO/UNECE COP on the packing of CTUof CTU’’s s

•• Publication and promotion of the Guidelines Publication and promotion of the Guidelines on Training in the Port Sectoron Training in the Port Sector……

•• Promotion of the 3rd revision of the PDPPromotion of the 3rd revision of the PDP•• Assessment of the evolution in the retirement Assessment of the evolution in the retirement

ageage•• The revision of the COP S&H in ports?The revision of the COP S&H in ports?

•• Correspondence groups employers 2014Correspondence groups employers 2014--20152015•• Correspondence groups workersCorrespondence groups workers•• Meeting of experts 1Q 2016Meeting of experts 1Q 2016

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WhatWhat’’s next for ports?s next for ports?

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