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EU social partners: Agreement reached on implementing ILO maritime labour convention

In November 2007, European-level social partner organisations in the maritime shipping industry reached an agreement – the first of its kind – to incorporate certain provisions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) maritime labour convention in EU law.

The convention was adopted at a special ILO maritime conference in February 2006.