Tag: fair treatment

The leaders of major shipping industry organizations met in Athens on February 6 to discuss the effects of global geopolitical developments on the sector with a focus on the rights of seafarers. 

The third meeting of the Joint ILO IMO Tripartite Working Group to identify and address seafarers’ issues and the human element, which met in Geneva, Switzerland (26–28 November 2024) adopted Guidelines on Fair Treatment of Seafarers detained in connection with alleged crimes.

The "Third meeting of the Joint ILO–IMO Tripartite Working Group to Identify and Address Seafarers’ Issues and the Human Element" took place 26-28 November in Geneva, where the aim was discussing and adopting ‘Guidelines on the fair treatment of seafarers detained on suspicion of committing crimes’.  

ILO has issued Draft Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained on Suspicion of Committing Crimes, to be discussed at the Third Meeting of the Joint ILO–IMO Tripartite Working Group on Seafarers’ Issues and the Human Element (Geneva, 26–28 November 2024).

IMO’s Legal Committee has finalized a new set of guidelines to ensure seafarers are protected against unfair treatment if detained in foreign jurisdictions on suspicion of committing a crime. 

ESCA highlights that the EU recently adopted the ‘Fit for 55’ package that introduces the new ambitious measures for Europe to reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050.

IMO's Legal Committee met virtually to conduct the 107th session addressing important matters in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fair treatment of seafarers and the abandonment of seafarers, issues that have been in the spotlight in the past months.

Recently, shipping stakeholders submitted a paper to the IMO proposing the addition of a new output under the work program on Fair treatment of seafarers detained on suspicion of committing maritime crimes. The paper highlights that in some cases the master and the crew may not be aware of their vessel being involved in smuggling activities

Seafarers Rights’ International has introduced a new initiative, which aims to harness the support of governments worldwide in implementing locally-binding legislation on the fair treatment of seafarers following a maritime casualty. Representatives from more than 50 countries attended a specially convened workshop on the subject, held by SRI.