Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2016, published 106th ILC session (2017)

Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 (No. 108) - Guinea-Bissau (Ratification: 1977)

The Committee notes with concern that the Government’s report has not been received. It expects that the next report will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous comments.

Repetition

Article 4(2) of the Convention. Seafarer’s identity document – Particulars to be included. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that it has undertaken the process of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), and consequently is not in a position to submit a report on the application of the present Convention. However, the Committee draws the Government’s attention to the fact that Convention No. 108 is not revised by the MLC, 2006, and therefore the comments made under this Convention would not be affected by the preparations for the ratification of the MLC, 2006. The Committee once again requests the Government to modify the current seafarer’s identity document (cédula de inscricão marítima) in order to include a statement that the document is a seafarer’s identity document for the purpose of this Convention.