Transport Minister, Others Arrive Geneva As Nigeria Presents Instrument of Ratified MLC, 2006 At ILO Just as Shipping Position Daily had reported yesterday about the Maritime Labour Convention, MLC, 2006, the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar

Just as Shipping Position Daily had reported yesterday about the Maritime Labour Convention, MLC, 2006, the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar yesterday arrived at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) ahead of todays’s epoch-making presentation of the instrument of the MLC, 2006 which Nigeria ratified in May.

Just as Shipping Position Daily had reported yesterday about the Maritime Labour Convention, MLC, 2006, the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar yesterday arrived at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) ahead of todays’s epoch-making presentation of the instrument of the MLC, 2006 which Nigeria ratified in May.
Our correspondent who is already in Geneva confirmed that the minister, who came in to the Switzerland headquarters of the global ILO, will address delegates and top government officials at the International Labour Conference this morning, wherein he is expected to highlight Nigeria’s path to the ratification of the all-important convention and also touch on government’s efforts at training of manpower in the maritime sub-sector of the larger labour segment of the economy.
Most importantly, he will later in the evening today formally present Nigeria’s Instrument of ratification of the MLC, 2006 to the ILO Director General.
The Nigerian delegation to the historic event include: board members of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA), executive directors, former chairman of NIMASA board; Alhaji Tijjani Ramalan, chairman National Seafarers Board; Otunba Kunle Folarin, the immediate past national president of Nigerian Merchant Navy and Water Transport Senior Staff Associtaion; Capr Thomas Kemewerigha, and a host of others.
The MLC 2006 covers conditions of employment, hours of work and rest, accommodation, recreational facilities, food and catering, health protection, medical care, welfare and social security protection. That is why it is called the ‘Seafarers Bill of Rights’.
Once ratified, parties to the convention must ensure that ships flying their flag meet the ‘decent work’ requirements, and certify that those ships comply with the requirements relating to labour conditions.
When it comes into effect on August 20, the MLC, 2006 will replace 37 existing ILO maritime Conventions and related Recommendations adopted since 1920.