Maritime Labour Convention Archives - Seafarers Rights International https://seafarersrights.org/tag/maritime-labour-convention/ international centre for advancing the legal protection of seafarers Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:22:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 MLC abandonment provisions coming into force: ITF comment https://seafarersrights.org/mlc-abandonment-provisions-coming-into-force-itf-comment/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:13:49 +0000 http://seafarersrights.org/?p=14561 The ITF (International Transport Workers is giving a warm welcome to the major new Maritime Labour Convention provisions on crew abandonment that come into force tomorrow. ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “From tomorrow the mechanisms will be in place for a huge change that will finally treat the running sore of crew abandonment. At last […]

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]]> Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention ensure better protection to seafarers and their families https://seafarersrights.org/amendments-to-the-maritime-labour-convention-ensure-better-protection-to-seafarers-and-their-families/ Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:07:14 +0000 http://seafarersrights.org/?p=14550 ILO member States have confirmed the amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention ensuring better protection to seafarers and their families in case of abandonment, death, and long-term disability.

Two years after an overwhelming approval at the 103rd International Labour Conference (ILC), it has been confirmed

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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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]]> Seafarers Increasingly Using MLC Against Noncompliant Employers https://seafarersrights.org/seafarers-increasingly-using-mlc-against-noncompliant-employers/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:01:47 +0000 http://seafarersrights.org/?p=14069 An encouraging article in the Nautilus Telegraph this month (April 2016) reports that the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) is being used by an increasing number of seafarers regarding employment issues. Whilst we often just think about the impact of the MLC on crews of larger vessels, it is interesting to see the impact it’s […]

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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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