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Article: Preparatory Technical Maritime Conference concludes successfully; Delegates forge new Convention for the maritime industry.
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- September 24, 2004
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M2 PRESSWIRE-24 September 2004-ILO-London: Preparatory Technical Maritime Conference concludes successfully; Delegates forge new Convention for the maritime industry(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) today took a significant step toward the creation of a major new international labour standard that provides a "Seafarers` Bill of Rights" for some 1.2 million maritime workers by consolidating a wide range of maritime standards adopted since the 1920`s.
The draft Convention, addresses key issues such as minimum standards for employment; working conditions; repatriation, entitlements and ...