European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 March 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision on authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Community, the 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention of the International Labour Organization (COM(2006)0288 - C6-0241/2006 - 2006/0103(CNS))
Date: 2007-03-14
Institutions: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, International Labour Organisation, crew, international convention, labour law, maritime transport, ratification of an agreement, working conditions

13.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301 E/139

Wednesday 14 March 2007

P6_TA(2007)0069

Ratification of the ILO's Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 March 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision
on authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Community, the 2006
Labour Organization
Consolidated Maritime

Labour Convention

International

the

of

(COM(2006)0288 — C6-0241/2006 — 2006/0103(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0288) (1),

— having regard to Article 42 and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0241/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of the

Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0019/2007),

1.

Approves the proposal for a Council decision as amended;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and the governments

2.
and parliaments of the Member States.

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Title

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on authorising Member
in the interests of the European Community,
States to ratify,
the 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention of the
International Labour Organization

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on authorising Member
in the interests of the European Community,
States to ratify,
the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 of the International
Labour Organization

Amendment 2
Recital 1

1. The 2006 consolidated Convention of
the International
Labour Organization (hereinafter referred to as the ILO) on mar-
itime labour was adopted on 23 February 2006 by the mari-
time session of the International Labour Conference of the ILO
convened in Geneva.

1. The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 of the Interna-
tional Labour Organization (hereinafter referred to as the ILO)
on maritime labour was adopted on 23 February 2006 by the
maritime session of the International Labour Conference of the
ILO convened in Geneva.

Amendment 3
Article 1

The Member States are hereby authorised to ratify the 2006
ILO consolidated Maritime Labour Convention, adopted on
23 February 2006.

The Member States are hereby authorised to ratify the Maritime
Labour Convention, 2006 of the ILO, adopted on 23 February
2006.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.