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Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Repatriation of Seamen Convention, 1926 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Holidays with Pay (Sea) Convention, 1936 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It never came into force.
Paid Vacations (Seafarers) Convention, 1946 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Paid Vacations (Seafarers) Convention (Revised), 1949 (shelved) is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Seafarers' Annual Leave with Pay Convention, 1976 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
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Certification of Ships' Cooks Convention, 1946 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
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Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (C185) is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention, 1970 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Seafarers' Welfare Convention, 1987 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Health Protection and Medical Care (Seafarers) Convention, 1987 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Social Security (Seafarers) Convention (Revised), 1987 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, 1996 is an International Labour Organization Convention.
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- ↑ "GLOBAL - New Offshore and Maritime Seafarer ID Standards under ILO 185 > Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP - Corporate Immigration". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ratifications of ILO conventions: Ratifications by Convention".
