MLC Updates
Statement from SRI submitted to the Special Tripartite Committee Meeting (STC4) Part II, May 2022
This STC is meeting in historic times. The maritime industry faces many challenges, threating global supply chains and global security. Seafarers’ lives are at risk and seafarers’ rights are being violated. The work of this Committee has never been more important. Like others, we are pleased to see the recent ratifications of the MLC by Mozambique, Sierre Leone, Oman and San Marino. The MLC is[Read More…]
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Seafarers’ Rights International Executive Director Addresses the Fourth Special Tripartite Committee of the MLC
Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of SRI, conveyed that the centre is currently engaged in a project to evaluate the effectiveness of the MLC, 2006 in terms of its implementation and enforcement. The project is being expanded to evaluate how COVID-19 affected the implementation of the Convention. Three matters are particularly important. It is widely documented that core provisions of the MLC, 2006, have been denied,[Read More…]
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COVID-19 and Seafarers Rights
The pandemic became a turning point in the socio and economic organisation of the world. Not surprisingly, it had and continues to have a considerable impact on maritime trade and its workforce. It may seem long ago now that cases of the novel coronavirus spread like wildfire across the world from January 2020. As the speed of contamination and serious consequences to public health became[Read More…]
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Introduction to the Maritime Labour Convention
The so-called Seafarers’ Bill of Rights marks a milestone in the drive to promote quality shipping and decent working conditions. In a single comprehensive instrument, the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) addresses whole spectrums of seafarers’ work and life at sea including controversial issues such as social security and employer’ liability. Importantly, the MLC seeks to abolish substandard shipping and foster fair competition for shipowners. Not[Read More…]
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