{"id":21508,"date":"2020-12-23T12:06:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T12:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/?page_id=21508"},"modified":"2023-03-15T13:28:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T13:28:17","slug":"mlc-advice-for-seafarers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/sri-seafarer-resources\/mlc-advice-for-seafarers\/","title":{"rendered":"MLC \u2013 advice for seafarers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>The Maritime Labour Convention, or MLC, is a bill of rights which ensures you have decent living and working standards. \u00a0This includes everyone working on board, whatever your job.<\/h6>\n<p>The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) sets out seafarers\u2019 rights at work, including employment terms, health and safety, living and working conditions, access to medical care and social security. 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