The International Shipping Federation (ISF) and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have reached an agreement on principles for a mandatory solution to the matters of liability and compensation regarding claims for death, personal injury and abandonment of seafarers at a specially convened Joint ILO/IMO meeting in Geneva.
The proposal, which is subject to approval of the IMO Legal Committee and ILO governing body, is to amend the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 when it enters into force and to add text in regard of these two important issues. According to the ISF, a set of principles have been identified which will be transposed into finalised text at a later date.