BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23. A meeting was held
with representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO)
at the State Maritime and Port Agency of Azerbaijan.
This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of
Digital Development and Transport.
According to the report, Carlos Garcia Guzman, a specialist in
international labor standards and labor law at the ILO Office for
Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Yashar Hamzayev, the
organization's coordinator for Azerbaijan, participated in the
meeting. Beatriz Vacotto, head of the organization's Maritime Labor
Section, also joined the discussions online.
"The steps taken by Azerbaijan towards joining the ILO's 2006
Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) were positively assessed at the
meeting. The possibilities of providing legal and technical support
to our country in the areas of analyzing the legal framework,
training inspectors conducting ship inspections, as well as
educating social partners were considered," the information
noted.
The guests were provided with detailed information about the
agency's activities, Azerbaijani seafarers, the existing fleet, and
measures taken in the relevant field, and their questions were
answered.
Concurrently, the experiences of other countries in joining the
MLC and the recent amendments to the convention were also brought
to attention, and relevant recommendations were made.
At the meeting, an exchange of views was also held on improving
the social welfare and working conditions of seafarers, their
protection in cases of ship abandonment, state flag and port
control inspections, and Azerbaijan's training of qualified
seafarers for the global labor market.
