Amid growing fears of an impending escalation of the humanitarian crisis facing seafarers, SRI, the international pan-industry body researching maritime and seafarers’ law, applauds the recent initiative from United Nations Agencies to protect seafarers’ rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Urging all cargo owners and charterers to support the new wide-ranging human rights toolkit, SRI does,[Read More…]
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Are you a seafarer? Launch the Seafarers’ Rights App on iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry or even on your laptop or desktop computer. Know you rights, find a lawyer, get help.
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SRI has published a new report that explores the nature and extent of cabotage laws around the world. Cabotage Laws of the World, has identified for the first time ninety-one member states of the United Nations that have cabotage laws restricting foreign activity in their domestic coastal trades.
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As the US, Netherlands and other nations begin to roll out vaccines to all seafarers, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published a Vaccination Roadmap framework to help establish vaccination hubs dedicated to seafarers across the world, alongside other[Read More…]
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A wide-ranging human rights checklist has been issued to business enterprises engaged with the maritime industry to protect seafarers stranded[Read More…]
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Trade unions and employers associations in the maritime industry have taken advantage of this month’s meeting of the Special Tripartite[Read More…]
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The ILO has urged ratifying states which have not yet done so, to adopt all necessary measures without delay to[Read More…]
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