ILO SEAFARERS CARDS
January 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE SEPTEMBER 11 attacks sparked a tightening of security restrictions around the world and the shipping industry has been a key focus. The latest initiative is the creation of a global system of biometric identifiers for seafarers. Keith Nuthall reports.THE INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation's (ILO) international binding convention for a biometric workers' identification system is not only a world first, it came into force last month (FEB). This should be a matter for some celebration, given that seafarers' and shipowners' organisations have ...
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