C1.4.a. Must seafarer recruitment and placement services be established?

The MLC, 2006 does not require that public or private seafarer recruitment and placement services be established. However, under Article V, paragraph 5, Regulation 1.4, paragraph 2, and Regulation 5.3, paragraph 1, if such services are established in a country, they must be regulated in accordance with the MLC, 2006 requirements.

Recruitment and placement