Aerial shot of the Merwede canal near the Arkel village located in the Netherlands.

Maritime - Inland waterways sector

Aerial shot of the Merwede canal near the Arkel village located in the Netherlands. © Image by wirestock on Freepik

The inland waterways sector plays an important role for the transport of passengers and goods and for the sustainable social and economic development of many countries, especially landlocked countries. Inland water transport is an environmentally sustainable mode of transport and, being underexploited, presents great development potential. Inland water transport workers are key workers and are essential for the safety and environmental sustainability of the sector. They are faced with unique living and working conditions which require special consideration by the ILO with a view to achieving decent work in the inland waterways sector.

Technical meeting on decent and sustainable work in the inland waterways sector

Geneva, 20-24 November 2023

Technical meeting on decent and sustainable work in the inland waterways sector

Decent and sustainable work in the inland waterways sector

Report

Decent and sustainable work in the inland waterways sector

Conclusions and recommendations adopted by the Technical meeting

Conclusions and recommendations adopted by the Technical meeting

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