“Brazil: Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) Ratified In Brazil”, 27 April 2021

...On April 12, 2021, Decree 10,671 was published, enacting the Maritime Labour Convention ("MLC 2006" or "MLC"), which was approved at the 94th International Labor Conference in 2006. The MLC consolidates and updates 68 conventions and recommendations for the maritime industry adopted by the International Labor Organization (ILO). The MLC applies to...any person employed or working on board in a ship to which the MLC applies. The fundamental rights established in the MLC are related to (i) freedom of association and decision about the Union and the right to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement; (ii) prohibition of any type of forced labor; (iii) prohibition of child labor; and (iv) prohibition of discrimination in terms of employment and job position. One of the main purposes of the MLC is to provide the minimum conditions required to work on board a ship and fair conditions of work, as well as health and safety rules to be applied to seafarers, in order to ensure the protection of health and social welfare...Among its provisions, the MLC ensures...hours of work and rest, education and qualification, right of repatriation, and meals and includes detailed rules for the protection of workers' health and safety, including regarding accident prevention and internal investigations procedures...The MLC will enter into force in Brazil on May 7, 2021...