This July, more than 50 senior legal professionals from 22 countries took the opportunity to increase their understanding of the MLC and the tough challenges faced in implementing its provisions and ...
SRI Continues to Drive MLC Learning with the ILO
SRI Applauds New Measures to Address Abandonment
SRI, the international pan-industry body researching maritime and seafarers’ law, has applauded the decision by the first meeting of a joint International Labour Organization (ILO) – International ...
The Wu Zhou 8 – Time For The Industry To Focus On Its Responsibilities
In the aftermath of what might be the worst ever case of multiple fatalities from suspected mass food poisoning of the crew of the bulk carrier Wu Zhou 8, resulting in 13 crew deaths and eight crew ...
SRI Shares Expertise with the Legal Community
On 14-15 September 2022, Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of SRI, joined key experts from international organisations, universities, the legal profession and the maritime industry to speak at ...
June 2022: SRI and the government of the Philippines sign a Memorandum of Agreement
The drive to protect the rights and welfare of seafarers around the world turns on international cooperation, and on 1 June 2022 SRI and the government of the Philippines took an important ...
More states must ratify MLC if it is to have comprehensive global reach says SRI
In a statement submitted to the Special Tripartite Committee (STC) meeting held last week, SRI, the international pan-industry body researching maritime and seafarers’ law, called for more States to ...
New UN initiative must be backed up by enforcement, says SRI
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 ...
Blog: COVID-19, maritime casualties, criminal prosecutions and scapegoating
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 ...
PRESS RELEASE: SRI Calls for investigation into perfect storm for seafarers
The recent spate of grim casualties cannot simply be written off as bad luck, says Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI), the international pan-industry body researching maritime and seafarers’ law. ...