The Labour Relations Commission for Seafarers is an agency in charge of handling labor-management issues of seafarers (workers on a ship and vessel), as well as improvement of the labor environment, enhancement of welfare, and job security and protection. Conflicts between employees and employers are preferably solved by themselves, but in cases when employees and employers cannot reach an independent solution, the Commission assists to solve the issue by providing conciliation, mediation and arbitration services.

In cases when employers carry out unfair labor practices under the pretext of employees' engagement in labor union activities, the Commission has the power to examine the facts upon receiving a relief petition and to issue a relief order if deemed reasonable. The Commission provides conciliation services not only for the conflicts between employers and labor unions, but also for various labor issues that arise between individual seafarers and shipowners, such as dismissal and personnel relocation.