Tag: human rights

Today sees the launch of a landmark Code of Conduct and self-assessment tool developed to protect the rights and welfare of the seafarers.

HRAS called upon the IMO to increase its level of transparency and factual detail in the public reporting of cases reflecting human and labour rights abuse of seafarers.

Kiribati’s maritime workforce urges government to bring home more than 250 I-Kiribati seafarers stranded overseas.

The ITF has helped to recover pay owed to Filipino crew aboard the Liberian-registered bulk carrier Dory while repatriated four crew members.

Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine announced that the Ukrainian captain of "Avant Garde", Gennady Gavrilov returned home after almost six years.

Amid fears of an escalation of the humanitarian crisis facing seafarers, Seafarers' Rights International (SRI), the maritime legal research organization, warns that rogue operators may benefit without proper enforcement of the UN initiative to protect seafarers’ rights during COVID-19.

The European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) urges all governments to ensure seafarers receive the same social security protection as workers on shore.

Amid a human rights violation shaped through the crew change crisis, four UN bodies launched a Human Rights Due Diligence Tool for cargo owners and charterers, which contains a wide-ranging set of guidance to help enterprises protect the human rights of seafarers. 

The Seafood Working Group (SWG) issued a collective critical statement as to the current standing of the industry-led Fairness, Integrity, Safety and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew.

A total of 19 crew members onboard the Tanzanian-flagged bulk carrier MV AIZDIHAR are abandoned for over 14 months off Bander Abbas, Iran, according to Human Rights at Sea.