It contains global minimum standards concerning the living and working conditions of fishermen (employment relationship, minimum age, working time, health and safety, and a right to social protection and medical care).
See sisaldab lemaailmseid miinimumnudeid kalurite elamis- ja ttingimuste kohta (tsuhe, vanuse alammr, taeg, tervis ja ohutus ning igus sotsiaalkaitsele ja meditsiiniabile).