Key outcomes from the 5th Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 meeting were:
- Seafarers’ right to shore leave has been improved upon to allow seafarers to go ashore without visas and unhindered by the flag registry of their ship, however this is subject to restrictions that the port State may still put in place.
- Seafarers’ right to repatriation without discrimination has been included, regardless of the flag registry of their ship.
- Seafarers are to be recognised as key workers, assisting their travel to and from ships with fewer restrictions than were experienced during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
- Various measures to combat shipboard violence and harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and sexual assault have been included in the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.