The new instruments would also include new provisions on compliance and enforcement , strengthening the role of both flag States and port States.18 60 . Recent developments in IMO with respect to the working conditions of seafarers include the decision by the IMO Legal Committee ( LEG ) to mandate the Joint IMO/ILO Ad Hoc Expert Working Group on Liability and Compensation Regarding Claims for Death , Personal Injury and Abandonment of Seafarers to proceed with the development of longer-term sustainable solutions to address the problems of financial security with regard to compensation in the case of death and personal injury , on the understanding that the eventual solution should not in any way interfere , affect , erode or in any way whatsoever diminish any rights or remedies seafarers may enjoy in a particular State under an existing legal framework.19 61 .