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Calls are made to facilitate seafarers obtain Schengen visas

The European and International Social Partners in the Maritime Sector; the European Community Shipowners’ Associations, the European Transport Workers’ Federation, the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers Federation welcomed the current efforts to enable seafarers travel to and from the EU, with new amendments to the visa rules between Member States.

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ECSA, ETF on the Commissions Mid-Term Maritime Strategy Review

Joint paper to share a common vision on social-related issues On Friday 22 May, the European Social Partners for Maritime Transport - the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) - presented a joint position paper on the Commission's Mid-Term Maritime Strategy Review.Pia Voss, spokeswoman for ECSA said: "I am particularly pleased that the social partners have managed to express a common view on a number of social-related key issues, such as working and living conditions onboard ships or measures to stimulate seafarers' recruitment and employment".It is the very first time that ECSA and ETF have expressed such a common vision on the future of the European Commission's maritime transport policy, proving once again the vitality and the effectiveness of the dialogue existing at EU level between social partners.Mark Dickinson, the spokesman of ETF added: "this exercise was not easy and it is obvious that there are still areas where ECSA and ETF continue to disagree. Nevertheless, we feel in our Social Dialogue Committee that there are many other issues where we do agree, and this time we decided to sit together and managed to express this common vision in a joint position paper".The Social ...

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