EU stops possibility to exclude seafarers from five labour law Directives
The EU proposal would give them the sameinformation and consultation rights in all 28 EU countries as on-shore workers in cases ofcollective redundancies andtransfers of undertakings. They would also have theright to participate toEuropean Works Councils.
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The new proposal would amend five Directivesin order togive seafarers the same rights as their colleagues on-shore. This would enhance their living and working conditions and so increase the attractiveness of working in the maritime sector for young people. This is important as the number of EU seafarers has been steadily decreasing over the last few years and the sector is threatened with labour shortages. A third important benefit of the proposal is that it wouldensure fairer competition in the fisheries and shipping sectors within the EU as operators would have the same obligations in all EU Member States. |
