SEAFARING is different from other professions in many ways. Seafarers live and work in the same place, and yet, that place keeps moving from one part of the world to another. The global nature of the seafarer's work is certainly exciting, but it also makes it difficult to monitor the observance of laws that protect their rights. This makes seafarers vulnerable to inconsistencies in the provision of internationally-accepted labor practices.

We are therefore pleased that stakeholders in the global shipping industry, drawing from lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, have joined hands to adopt amendments to the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC 2006), to improve the living and working conditions of seafarers.