334th Session of the ILO Governing Body

Report of the third meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee established under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (Geneva, 23–27 April 2018) - Report of the Chairperson to the Governing Body, in accordance with article 16 of the Standing Orders of the Special Tripartite Committee

As required by the Standing Orders of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC), the Chairperson of the third meeting of the STC (23–27 April 2018), presents her report on the working of the Convention. The Governing Body is invited to take note of this report; to endorse the establishment of a subsidiary body of the STC; to appoint the Chairperson of the STC for a three-year period and to convene the fourth meeting of the STC in 2021. In relation to the review of maritime-related international labour standards, carried out in the context of the Standards Review Mechanism, the Governing Body is invited to take decisions on recommendations concerning 34 instruments, including their classification, possible withdrawal or abrogation, and practical follow-up (see the draft decision in paragraph 22). In the "Rev." version, a change has been introduced in paragraph 22(e) to include a reference to the Paid Vacations (Seafarers) Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 91).