The failure to treat seafarers as keyworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic is having devastating effects on seafarers. Massive decreases in shore leave and onshore medical treatment are being accompanied by inordinate periods of service on board contrary to rights of seafarers under the Maritime Labour Convention. This leads to chronic fatigue. And that exposes the[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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Trade unions and employers associations in the maritime industry have taken advantage of this month’s meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) to call on States to recognise seafarers as ‘key workers’. This would[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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Global industry and human rights leaders, including A.P. Møller – Mærsk, BP, BW, Cargill, COSCO, DOW, Euronav, MISC Group, NYK,[Read More…]
Read MoreIn a landmark ruling the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Committee of Experts has sent a strong message to governments that[Read More…]
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