María Isabel Ribes Moreno is an Assistant professor of Labour Law and Social Security Law in University of Cádiz. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree on Law from the University of Sevilla, Master in Company’s Legal Advice from I.E. (Madrid) and a PhD in Law from the University of Sevilla (with honours). Her research activities have focused mainly on the analysis of Maritime Labour Law and all aspects of social and working conditions of seafarers, posted-workers, workers in port services, fishermans and general workers, both in their labour and in their social security dimensions, and about European Labour Law and non-discrimination law regarding gender and dissability. She is the author of a monograph and co-author of many articles published by scientific reviews and chapters included in collective monographs dealing with these issues. Since 2000, she has been a researcher in various Research and Development Projects. She has carried out research stays at some of most prestigious universities, such as the Institute of European and Comparative Law in the University of Oxford, Institute of Labour Law at KU Leuven, London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Sheffield. She has experience of teaching in different areas of Labour, Employment and Social Security Law, giving lectures for master, bachelor degrees and Jean Monnet Module (574698-EPP-1-2016-1-ES-EPPJMO-MODULE) in different degrees and Universities. She is a Mediator in the Extrajudicial Autonomous Service of Resolution of Labour Conflicts of Andalusia, Member of the International Network Maritime Work Watch (MWW), the CIELO community, member of the Spanish Association of Labour and Social Security Law and the INDESS (University Institute of Research for Social Sustainable Development) at University of Cádiz.