Open AccessSeafarers’ views on the impact of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 on their living and working conditions: results from a pilot study
Author(s) -
Marina L. Fotteler,
Olaf Chresten Jensen,
Despena Andrioti
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international maritime health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2081-3252
pISSN - 1641-9251
DOI - 10.5603/imh.2018.0041
Subject(s) - focus group , thematic analysis , convention , descriptive statistics , psychology , social security , danish , engineering , applied psychology , operations management , business , qualitative research , political science , marketing , sociology , law , statistics , mathematics , linguistics , social science , philosophy
The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC2006) entered into force in 2013 and is the first comprehensive set of standards for better living and working conditions covering aspects such as wages, contracts, food, medical care and social security. Currently, the Convention covers more than 90% of the world's shipping fleet. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of the MLC2006 on the living and working conditions of seafarers and to test and adjust the methods for future use through a pilot study. This article presents the seafarers' perceived impact of MLC2006.