ITF welcomes MLC

Video Published 06 Oct 2014

For over a decade, the ITF has worked with shipping organisations, the ILO and governments to create and shape the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). On 20 August 2013, the ITF welcomes the coming into force of the first ever true bill of rights for those working at sea. www.itfmlc.org

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