MLC 2006 news update ...On 20 July 2012, the Government of Cyprus deposited with the International Labor Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labor Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). Cyprus is the 29th ILO member State and the ninth EU member State to have ratified the Convention. We need only 01 member state to fully implement the new convention. For me, this is a good news especially for the seafarers. The pressure is now on the part of the owners.