Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of SRI, joined key experts from international organisations, universities, the legal profession and the maritime industry to speak at the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and Case Law Symposium held last week. The event, organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Training Centre of the ILO, provided lawyers, judges,[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 your 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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Dr Heike Deggim, Director of IMO’s Maritime Safety Division, speaking at the MPA Singapore’s Safety @ Sea week said yesterday that 74 cases of seafarer abandonment had been reported to the IMO/ILO so far this year. “This was only during the[Read More…]
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A new report commissioned by the UK Government discusses the mental health of seafarers and the impacts of suicide, the[Read More…]
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The world celebrated Day of the Seafarer on Saturday 25 June, with a collective mix of memories and tales of[Read More…]
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As two more workers die in an enclosed space on board a ship, InterManager has hit out at the shipping[Read More…]
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