Work in Fishing Convention, 2007

Work in Fishing Convention (2007) C 188, was adopted at the 96th International Labour Conference (ILC) of the International Labour Organization ILO in 2007. The objectives of the Convention is to ensure that fishers have decent conditions of work on board fishing vessels with regard to minimum requirements for work on board; conditions of service; accommodation and food; occupational safety and health protection; medical care and social security. It applies to all fishers and fishing vessels engaged in commercial fishing operations. It supersedes the old Conventions relating to fishermen.

Work in Fishing Convention, 2007
C188
ILO Convention
Date of adoptionJune 14, 2007
ClassificationFishermen
SubjectFishermen
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Subject area covered

The following subject areas, among others, are addressed: the responsibilities of fishing vessel owners and skippers for the safety of the fishers on board and the safety of the vessels; minimum age for work on board fishing vessels and for assignment to certain types of activities; medical examination and certification required for work on fishing vessels, with the possibility of exceptions for smaller vessels or those at sea for short periods; manning and hours of rest; crew lists; fishers’ work agreements; repatriation; recruitment and placement of fishers, and use of private employment agencies; payment of fishers; on board accommodation and food; medical care at sea; occupational safety and health; social security; and protection in the case of work-related sickness, injury or death (through a system for fishing vessel owners’ liability or compulsory insurance, workers’ compensation or other schemes).

Responsibility

Article 8 of the convention provided the liability of owners of fishing vessels. The owner of the fishing vessel had the full responsibility for the master is possessing the resources and equipment necessary to fulfil the obligations of the convention.[1]

Recommendation

Work in Fishing Recommendation 2007 (No. 199) provides additional guidance on the matters covered by the Convention.

Ratifications and force

The convention could come into force 12 months after it had been ratified by 10 states, eight of which had to be coastal countries. Following Lithuania's ratification of the convention on 16 November 2016, the convention had come into force on 17 November 2017. As of August 2020, the convention has been ratified by eighteen states:

Country Date Status Note
Angola[2] 11 Oct 2016 In Force
Argentina[3] 15 Sep 2011 In Force
Bosnia and Herzegovina[4] 04 Feb 2010 In Force
Congo[5] 14 May 2014 In Force
Denmark[6] 03 Feb 2020 Not in force The Convention will enter into force for Denmark on 03 Feb 2021.
Estonia[7] 03 May 2016 In Force
France[8] 28 Oct 2015 In Force
Lithuania[9] 16 Nov 2016 In Force
Morocco[10] 16 May 2013 In Force
Namibia[11] 20 Sep 2018 In Force
Netherlands[12] 19 Dec 2019 Not in force The Convention will enter into force for Netherlands on 19 Dec 2020.
Norway[13] 08 Jan 2016 In Force
Poland[14] 17 Dec 2019 Not in force The Convention will enter into force for Poland on 17 Dec 2020.
Portugal[15] 26 Nov 2019 Not in force The Convention will enter into force for Portugal on 26 Nov 2020.
Senegal[16] 21 Sep 2018 In Force
South Africa[17] 20 Jun 2013 In Force
Thailand[18] 30 Jan 2019 In Force
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[19] 11 Jan 2019 In Force


References
  1. https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C188
  2. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102999
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  5. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:103376
  6. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102609
  7. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102620
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  12. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102768
  13. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102785
  14. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102809
  15. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102815
  16. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:103013
  17. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102888
  18. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102843
  19. https://ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11200:0::NO:11200:P11200_COUNTRY_ID:102651
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