Tag: Seafarers Rights International

CHIRP Maritime has joined with the Human Rights at Sea International, in a partnership Memorandum of Understanding to share resources, investigate incidents of egregious human rights abuse and where able, pursue justice for victims.

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.

Seafarers can now obtain immediate information concerning their rights with a new app

SRI has given an initial response to the judgement handed down to the sinking of the South Korean ferry SEWOL

Seafarers Rights International has welcomed the strengthening of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) to give greater protection to crew against abandonment and in cases of claims for workplace death or long-term disability.Commenting on the amen

Initial results of SRI's research on seafarers Initial results of the first major survey undertaken by Seafarers' Rights International (SRI) into the experiences of seafarers facing criminal charges have thrown up worrying claims that seafarers are subjected to unfair treatment and feel intimidated by policing authorities around the world, and that they are not provided legal representation and interpretation services when needed.The survey of 3,480 seafarers was undertaken in the 12 months to the end of February 2012. It was conducted in eight languages - Chinese, English, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Tagalog. Responses were received from 18 countries and 68 different nationalities of seafarers.Of the seafarers surveyed, 8% had faced criminal charges at some stage in their career, while 4% had been witnesses in criminal prosecutions and 33% knew of colleagues who had faced criminal charges. Worryingly, almost 24% of Masters in the survey said they had faced criminal charges.Responses to the questionnaire were collected by sampling seafarers using the same country proportions of seafarers as contained in BIMCO's Manpower 2005 Update, the Worldwide Demand for and Supply of Seafarers. The responses were then weighted to incorporate new observations as contained in BIMCO's Report of Manpower 2010. Thus, ...

A year of achievement On the occasion of World Maritime Day, and exactly one year since its launch, Seafarers' Rights International (SRI) offers its congratulations to the four post-graduate law students who have successfully completed its new summer vacation internship scheme.The internship scheme crowns a year of achievement for SRI. During the past 12 months, it has recruited some of the best researchers from around the world to conduct three major research projects; it has appointed key figures from intergovernmental agencies, the legal fraternity and the broad maritime industry to the Advisory Board, and it has launched a new web resource aimed at seafarers and those interested in the rights of seafarers."It has been an exciting time," says Deirdre Fitzpatrick, SRI Executive Director. "Since we launched SRI, we have worked hard to establish and develop its reputation as a unique research centre committed to helping seafarers and ultimately, to make shipping a better and safer industry for them."SRI is the first pan-industry initiative of its kind that brings together expertise in the shipping industry and the legal world to advance the rights and legal protection of seafarers," she added. "We see the internship scheme as a key step towards achieving ...