Primary objectives
Provide a forum for employers to exchange views and information on seafarers’ wages and conditions worldwide
Form a robust, active and effective employers’ voice in wage negotiations
Encourage, support and coordinate the development of collective bargaining arrangements between employers' and seafarers' organisations
Ensure greater stability and certainty over employment costs and to avoid local disputes and ship boycotts
Keep abreast of developments in international regulations concerning the employment of seafarers
Provide advice and information to members on industrial relations legislation and on the impact of strikes and boycott actions
Promote good employment practices and high standards of training and safety among seafarers of all nationalities employed by IMEC members
Take an active role in the training and future employment of seafarers worldwide
Establish good training practices and world class training facilities for seafarers worldwide