Featured Press Releases Archives - Seafarers Rights International https://seafarersrights.org/category/featured-press-releases/ international centre for advancing the legal protection of seafarers Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:18:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 SRI Continues to Drive MLC Learning with the ILO https://seafarersrights.org/sri-continues-to-drive-mlc-learning-with-the-ilo/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:09:31 +0000 https://seafarersrights.org/?p=22304 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 amendments across local jurisdictions. They came together at the second Symposium on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and Case Law, jointly organised by the […]

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]]> SRI Applauds New Measures to Address Abandonment https://seafarersrights.org/sri-applauds-new-measures-to-address-abandonment/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 08:21:35 +0000 https://seafarersrights.org/?p=22120 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 Maritime Organization (IMO) Tripartite Working Group to adopt new measures which improve conditions for seafarers who have been abandoned. Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of SRI says: “We welcome […]

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]]> SRI Shares Expertise with the Legal Community https://seafarersrights.org/sri-shares-expertise-with-the-legal-community/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:40:20 +0000 https://seafarersrights.org/?p=21991 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 the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and Case Law Symposium. The event, organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Training Centre of the ILO, provided lawyers, […]

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]]> New UN initiative must be backed up by enforcement, says SRI https://seafarersrights.org/new-un-initiative-must-be-backed-up-by-enforcement-says-sri/ Mon, 17 May 2021 12:01:38 +0000 https://seafarersrights.org/?p=21674 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 initiative from United Nations Agencies to protect seafarers’ rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Urging all cargo owners and charterers to support the new wide-ranging human rights toolkit, SRI does, […]

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]]> SRI launch new film to raise awareness of abandonment of seafarers https://seafarersrights.org/sri-launch-new-film-to-raise-awareness-of-abandonment-of-seafarers/ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:46:05 +0000 http://seafarersrights.org/?p=14104 In the run up to the International Day of the Seafarer on June 25, 2016, SRI has released a short hard-hitting film designed to raise awareness of the ever present risk of seafarers facing abandonment. Drawing on situations where seafarers were abandoned, the film highlights the inhumane conditions that abandoned seafarers face, and warns seafarers […]

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]]> SRI LAUNCHES GLOBAL STUDY INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION https://seafarersrights.org/sri-launches-global-study-into-the-effectiveness-of-the-implementation-and-enforcement-of-the-maritime-labour-convention/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:04:54 +0000 http://seafarersrights.org/?p=14093 As the third anniversary of the entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) approaches, Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) is embarking on a comprehensive study on the effectiveness of the Convention. The study has been commissioned by the International Transport Workers’ Federation. It will be an in-depth and...

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]]> SRI RELEASES NEW FILM ON CRIMINALIZATION OF SEAFARERS https://seafarersrights.org/sri-releases-new-film-on-criminalization-of-seafarers/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:24:35 +0000 http://seafarersrights.org/?p=13006 Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has today released a short, informative film commissioned by the International Transport Workers’ Federation aimed at raising awareness of the risks of seafarers facing criminal charges as a consequence of their professional activities, and the actions they can take to protect themselves from unfair treatment. The “Criminalization of Seafarers” film highlights […]

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]]> SRI and ITF release education videos on Day of the Seafarer https://seafarersrights.org/mlc-videos-on-day-of-the-seafarer/ Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:42:55 +0000 http://seafarersrights.org/?p=10782 Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) are marking the Day of the Seafarer by launching a series of short films to help seafarers understand their rights under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC).

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]]> Joint press release: ITF and SRI chart a course on maritime human rights https://seafarersrights.org/joint-press-release-itf-and-sri-chart-a-course-on-maritime-human-rights/ Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:30:53 +0000 http://seafarersrights.org/?p=10346 The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) report progress being made on the urgent issue of the criminalisation of seafarers. This follows the positive reception from the IMO’s (International Maritime Organization) Legal Committee to a paper co-sponsored by the ITF, the International Federation of Shipmasters’ Associations (IFSMA), the Comité Maritime International […]

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