Abstract
In February 2006, after five years of intense work, the International Labour Organization (ILO) succeeded in adopting a consolidated maritime labour convention (MLC). The Convention, a document of over 100 pages, details minimum working standards, as well as health and social rights for seafarers. Promising substantial improvements in the rights and working conditions for this quintessentially globalized workforce through globally enforceable legal measures, it has been heralded as ‘history making’ and ‘innovative’.
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Riddervold, M., Sjursen, H. (2012). Playing into the Hands of the Commission? The Case of EU Coordination in the ILO. In: Costa, O., Jørgensen, K.E. (eds) The Influence of International Institutions on the EU. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230369894_3
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