Beatriz Vacotto is the Head of the Maritime Unit in the International Labour Standards Department of the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland and bears responsibility for issues related to the supervision and implementation of maritime and fishing conventions.
She has played a key role in promoting the Maritime Labour Convention worldwide, supporting the process of amendment of its provisions and enhancing cooperation with the IMO, in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her former experience includes working for the Bureau for Workers’ Activities in Geneva, the ILO training centre in Turin and the Judiciary in Argentina.
Ms Vacotto graduated as a lawyer in Cordoba, Argentina and later obtained a Masters in International Relationship in the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.
Beatriz Vacotto is the Head of the Maritime Unit in the International Labour Standards Department of the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland and bears responsibility for issues related to the supervision and implementation of maritime and fishing conventions.
She has played a key role in promoting the Maritime Labour Convention worldwide, supporting the process of amendment of its provisions and enhancing cooperation with the IMO, in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her former experience includes working for the Bureau for Workers’ Activities in Geneva, the ILO training centre in Turin and the Judiciary in Argentina.
Ms Vacotto graduated as a lawyer in Cordoba, Argentina and later obtained a Masters in International Relationship in the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.
