UAE bans Varun’s ships over repeated crew abandonment
The United Arab Emirates Transport Authority has banned all ships of the Indian Varun Resources Limited from calling the country's ports, due to repeated crew abandonment offences.
Read moreThe United Arab Emirates Transport Authority has banned all ships of the Indian Varun Resources Limited from calling the country's ports, due to repeated crew abandonment offences.
Read moreHuman Rights At Sea released a new film focusing on the application of the human rights in the maritime environment. The organisation highlights that the ILO MLC,2006 is a landmark Convention which highlights seafarers' rights regarding fair working conditions.
Read moreThe International Group of Protection and Indemnity Clubs highlighted the importance of a Group-wide agreement to provide financial security for shipowners for the consequences of abandonment of crew.
Read moreSeafarers are those who bore the brunt of severe uncertainty within the maritime industry, according to a 2016 annual report from ISWAN. The SeafarerHelp report shows how the industry was left wrestling with a number of problems, which delivered serious knock on effects for people working at sea.
Read moreIn a bid to stop the exploitation of Indian sailors in the UAE waters, the Indian government has established a new center, the Directorate General of Shipping Communication Centre, aiming to receive the grievances and issues of stranded seafarers.
Read moreEU Commission proposed that the EU law should enshrine an agreement between social partners to improve the working conditions of seafarers on board of EU-flagged vessels. The proposal aims to ensure that seafarers are better protected against abandonment and to strengthen their rights to compensation.
Read moreA short film commissioned by SRI highlights the major issue of abandonment of ships and their crews in foreign ports around the world. When abandoned, seafarers have to handle difficult situations, including isolation and lack of food or heating, which make them dependent on the local environment
Read moreIMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the implementation of new obligations under the MLC 2006 which require shipowners to have compulsory insurance to cover abandonment of seafarers, as well as claims for death or long-term disability of seafarers.
Read moreAmendments to the MLC 2006, which ensure better protection to seafarers and their families in case of abandonment, death and long-term disability, entered into force on 18 January 2017. From today, foreign ships entering the ports of States for which the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention 2006 is in force, will be inspected for compliance by port State control authorities.
Read moreThe International Transport Workers’ Federation has welcomed the new Maritime Labour Convention provisions on crew abandonment that are due to be implemented on January 18.
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