Introduction General information about MLC is provided in this section of the website. The text of the Convention together with detailed FAQs issued by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) can be found below.    ILO text of 2022 amendments    ILO List of states acceptance of 2014 Amendments    International Labour Organisation (ILO) on MLC 2006    ILO basic facts on MLC 2006    ILO on MLC 2006: What it is, what it does, how it works    ICS FAQs on MLC 2006    MLC 2006, as amended    ILO FAQs (Fifth rev. ed. 2019)    ILO Guidelines for port state control officers (2009)    ILO Guidelines for flag state inspections (2009)   Where and when in force MLC entered into force on 20 August 2013. Where States ratify after 20 August 2012, the Convention enters into force 12 months from the ratification date. By the end of 2020, MLC had been ratified by nearly 100 States representing 91% of world tonnage. States which have ratified MLC are listed in the table here . States which have accepted the 2014 Amendments are identified in a list maintained by the ILO which  can be found here .    Background The adoption of MLC in 2006 was the product of five year’s work carried out as a tripartite process involving governments, seafarers’ trade unions and shipowners’ organisations. The International Shipping Federation (ISF) was responsible for negotiating the text of the Convention on behalf of maritime employers. ISF liaised closely with and its sister organisation, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and national shipowners’ associations. The Convention has received wide support from governments, with the European Union also encouraging member states to ratify. There has been a steady flow of ratifications with 90 States having ratified by the end of 2019. To a large extent MLC is a consolidation of existing legislation, including no less th