In accordance with Article 22 of the ILO Constitution, each country that has ratified MLC, 2006 is required to report annually “on the measures which it has taken to give effect to the provisions of Conventions to which it is a party.” To that end signatories are obliged to complete and return the comprehensive ILO MLC, 2006 Report Form. Welfare boards are the ideal body to collate this information and a copy of the single page of the section relating specifically to Regulation 4.4 – ‘Access to shore-based welfare facilities’, is detailed below: