The ILO has urged ratifying states which have not yet done so, to adopt all necessary measures without delay to restore the protection of seafarers’ rights and comply to the fullest extent with their ...
New guidance from ILO on COVID-19 and MLC issues
Over 300 organisations sign Neptune Declaration to facilitate crew change and keep global supply chains functioning
Global industry and human rights leaders, including A.P. Møller – Mærsk, BP, BW, Cargill, COSCO, DOW, Euronav, MISC Group, NYK, Rio Tinto, Shell, Trafigura, Unilever and Vale, have signed the Neptune ...
What the industry is doing
The lack of a framework to adequately protect abandoned seafarers has been frustrating – but positive change is happening. Amendments to the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC,2006) ...
Top ten warning signs
When a crew on a merchant ship is abandoned in a foreign port, a familiar pattern of events often unfolds: Fuel for generators runs out. Salaries stop being paid. Shore leave is denied. ...
ILO ruling says governments have failed in their duty of care to seafarers
In a landmark ruling the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Committee of Experts has sent a strong message to governments that they have failed in their duty of care towards seafarers under ...
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 ...
The Manila Statement on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers
The First Regional Meeting on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers was held in Manila on 13 November 2018. It was co-hosted by the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment and SRI. Over 250 people ...
Survey shows significant crew safety and well-being lessons to be learned
A new industry-wide survey on maritime workers’ well-being during COVID-19, has uncovered key insights which may be used to improve the safety and well-being of maritime industry workers keeping ...
Open letter from shipping industry calls for protection for merchant vessels
The European and International Shipowners' Associations and European and International Transport Workers' Unions have written an open letter expressing concerns that the European Commission’s ...
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. ...
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