Table 2: Conventions Related to Fishing Labor Prior to the Adoption of ILO-C188 Category Convention Minimum Age (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 112) Medical Examination (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 Revised by ILOC188 (No. 113) Fishermen’s Articles of Agreement, Convention, 1959 (No. 114) Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen) Convention, 1966 (No. 126) Food and Catering (Ships’ Crews) Convention, 1946 (No. 68) Regulations on Certification of Ships’ Cooks Convention, 1946 (No. 69) Living Conditions or Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, Labor Conditions 1996 (No. 179) Seafarers’ Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships, 1996 (No. 180) Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155); Occupational Safety Health Protection and Medical Care (Seafarers) and Health Convention, 1987 (No. 164); Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers) Convention, 1970 (No. 134) The ILO-C188 Convention is one of the most significant international conventions aimed at protecting the rights of fishers working on fishing vessels, with a primary goal of ensuring decent working conditions for fishing crew members. The convention was enacted on November 16, 2017, and has since been ratified by 21 countries. 88