It was established in 1946, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to social security for seafarers,...The convention was ratified by seven states.
It never came into force because the criteria set out in the convention were not met.
The convention was revised into and superseded by Social Security (Seafarers) Convention (Revised), 1987.
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