{"id":699,"date":"2014-10-02T09:14:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T09:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seafarersrights-over.temp-dns.com\/?p=699"},"modified":"2014-10-02T09:14:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T09:14:42","slug":"right-to-compensation-if-ship-is-lost-or-founders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/right-to-compensation-if-ship-is-lost-or-founders\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to compensation if ship is lost or founders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (\u2018MLC\u2019):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A seafarer has the right to adequate compensation in case of injury, loss or unemployment due to the ship\u2019s loss or foundering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The shipowner must pay to each seafarer on board an indemnity against unemployment resulting from such loss or foundering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The unemployment indemnity may be limited to two months and is payable:\n<ul>\n<li>for each day the seafarer remains unemployed; and<\/li>\n<li>at the same rate as stated in the employment agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See Regulation 2.6 of the MLC.<\/p>\n<p>ILO Frequently Asked Questions do not provide further information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>July 2014<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (\u2018MLC\u2019): A seafarer has the right to adequate compensation in case of injury, loss or unemployment due to the ship\u2019s loss or foundering. 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