Date of adoption October 22, 1996 Classification Seafarers | Date in force August 8, 2002 Subject Seafarers | |
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Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention, 1996 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
It was established in 1996, with the preamble stating:
Recalling the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982, on 16 November 1994, and
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the revision of the Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1958, and the Wages, Hours of Work and Manning (Sea) Recommendation, 1958,...
Ratifications
As of 2013, the convention had been ratified by 21 states. However, all but seven of these states have subsequently denounced it.
References
Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention, 1996 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA