Considerations on COM(2008)320 - Authorisation of Member States to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the ILO (Convention 188) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2008)320 - Authorisation of Member States to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the ILO (Convention 188). |
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| document | COM(2008)320  |
| date | June 7, 2010 |
| (2) | The Convention represents a major input to the fishing sector at international level in promoting decent work for fishers and fairer competition conditions for fishing vessel owners and it is therefore desirable that its provisions should be implemented as soon as possible. |
| (3) | The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission are promoting the ratification of international labour conventions that are classified by the ILO as up-to-date as a contribution to the European Union’s efforts to promote decent work for all both inside and outside the Union. |
| (4) | In accordance with the ILO Constitution, the adoption of any Convention or Recommendation by the Conference, or the ratification of any Convention by any Member, is deemed in no case to affect any law, award, custom or agreement which ensures more favourable conditions to the workers concerned than those provided for in the Convention or Recommendation. |
| (5) | Some provisions of the Convention fall within the exclusive competence of the Union as regards the coordination of social security schemes. |
| (6) | The Union cannot ratify the Convention, as only states can be parties thereto. |
| (7) | The Council should therefore authorise the Member States that are bound by the rules of the Union on the coordination of social security schemes based on Article 48 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to ratify the Convention in the interests of the Union, under the conditions laid down in this Decision, |