Patrick Chaumette

The ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC, 2006) : An exemple of innovative normative consolidation in a globalized sector

This contribution discusses the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006), which has been adopted at the occasion of the 94th session of the International Labour Conference. This new and innovative instrument marks an important effort to consolidate earlier standards into a single instrument. This article discusses the MLC and its specific regulatory context and features, such as its relationship with other international maritime instruments; the issue of cohesion and effectiveness of the instruments on seafarer protection; the evolving and flexible nature of the MLC, and the relationship with European Union frameworks and implementation measures.