Maritime Documents
MLC
MLC is the Maritime Labour Convention, adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2006, which sets out seafarers' rights to decent conditions of work across a wide range of subjects.
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Documents in MLC
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MLC 2006 - Maritime Labour Convention
The fourth pillar of the international maritime regulatory regime, setting out seafarers' rights to decent conditions of work.
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About this shelf. Each entry summarises the public instrument and links to the text on the issuing body’s own site; the summaries are reference notes, not legal advice. All documents.
Library last reviewed: September 2026.