Seafarers' Rights International Launch - Efthimios Mitropoulos - International Maritime Organization

Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos
Secretary General
International Maritime Organization

On World Maritime Day 2010, Mr. Mitropoulos introduced the launch of the Seafarers' Rights Centre and mentions that seafarers must be treated with respect and fairness and kept in the minds of the public in general. To this end he reminds all of the day of the seafarer the first celebration of which will be on 25 June 2011.

The implementation of ILO 185 relating to seafarers identity documents and also the ratification MLC 2006, the latter considered as the fourth pillar of the maritime industry following SOLAS MARPOL and STCW.

International Maritime Organization www.imo.org

IMO -- the International Maritime Organization -- is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.

Shipping is perhaps the most international of the world's industries, serving more than 90 per cent of global trade by carrying huge quantities of cargo cost effectively, cleanly and safely.

The ownership and management chain surrounding any ship can embrace many countries and ships spend their economic life moving between different jurisdictions, often far from the country of registry. There is, therefore, a need for international standards to regulate shipping - which can be adopted and accepted by all. The first maritime treaties date back to the 19th century. Later, the Titanic disaster of 1912 spawned the first international safety of life at sea - SOLAS - convention, still the most important treaty addressing maritime safety. (more)
International memorial to seafarers.

In September 2001 the international memorial to the world's seafarers, past, present and future, was unveiled at IMO Headquarters. The memorial, a seven-metre high, ten-tonne bronze representation of the bow of a cargo ship with a lone seafarer on the deck, is the work of internationally renowned sculptor Michael Sandle. Its dramatic configuration and massive scale have transformed the front of the IMO building and created a major London landmark on the Thames riverfront.

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