Subject: 20th Anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
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To: "ILO-BIT-OIT" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 15:45:20 +0200

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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

NOTE VERBALE
Ref.: ILO/RELOFF/03-03-2026/5

20th Anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

The International Labour Office presents its compliments to the Member 
States of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and has the honour to 
invite them to attend a high-level commemorative panel discussion organised 
by the ILO Director-General to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 
adoption of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). The event will 
take place on 10 March 2026, from 1.30 to 3.10 p.m. (CET), in the auditorium 
at ILO headquarters in Geneva, and it will also be broadcast on the 
<https://live.ilo.org/> ILO live online platform.

Adopted on 23 February 2006, the MLC, 2006 stands as one of the most 
significant achievements of tripartite social dialogue in the maritime 
sector. Bringing together more than 70 international labour standards into a 
single, coherent instrument, the Convention establishes global minimum 
standards for decent work at sea while creating a level-playing field for 
shipowners worldwide.

Over the past 20 years, the MLC, 2006 has become a cornerstone of global 
protection of seafarers’ rights. This has been made possible through the 
active engagement of governments, seafarers’ and shipowners’ organizations, 
and other key maritime stakeholders, as well as strengthened cooperation 
between ILO and the International Maritime Organization. Through the work of 
the Special Tripartite Committee (STC), the Convention has been amended five 
times to address emerging challenges.

The MLC, 2006 20th anniversary provides an opportunity to celebrate this 
landmark achievement, reflect on its impact and call for action to 
strengthen its enforcement to address remaining challenges.

Participants may join the event in person or remotely via 
<https://ilo-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_on7gLMioQhSRZOS7NxsKzg> Zoom, 
or they may follow it through  <https://live.ilo.org/> ILO live. Those 
joining in person are kindly requested to confirm their attendance by 6 
March to  <mailto:[email-masked]> [email-masked]. Further information on the 
anniversary is available at  <http://www.ilo.org/mlc> www.ilo.org/mlc.

The event will be held in English, with AI interpretation into French and 
Spanish.

The International Labour Office takes this opportunity to renew to the 
Member States of the ILO the assurances of its highest consideration.

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