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In vigor the new dispositions of abandoned convention MLC 2006 to safeguard of the marine ones on board of the ships
On the ships it must be present documentation that attests it is in vigor a guarantee financial institution that protects the marine ones
January 18, 2017
Today the new Maritime dispositions of the Labour take effect Convention (MLC 2006) that they introduce requisitioned in order to assure the creation of a system of guarantee financial institution in order to on board guarantee assistance and support to the marine ones abandoned of the ships and their relatives or in case of death or and disabilità in the long term which consequence of accidents, diseases or professional incidents been necessary to the marine ones.
The amendments to MCL 2006 establish that on board of the ships it must be present a certificate or other documentation that attests it is in vigor a guarantee financial institution that protects the marine ones
The specific amendments to the convention of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are adopted in 2014 ( of 11 April 2014). "These amendments, that they will assure a better protection to the marine ones and to their families - has remembered the general secretary of the IMO, Kitack Lim - they are I yield of the profitable collaboration between the IMO and the International Labour Organization in order to guarantee better conditions than job and a better assistance if than problems".
"The marine ones - it has emphasized Lim - return the total commercial exchanges possible and are fundamental that all we work together in order to assure that their rights come protected. Often it has been found that MLC 2006 represents the fourth pillar when it is spoken about the more important dealt on marine since integral the treatys of the IMO that regard safety, that is convention SOLAS, the prevention of the pollution, that is marpol convention, and the formation of the marine ones, that is the stcw convention".
Satisfaction for the effectiveness of the new norms is expressed also by the president of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF): Paddy Crimlin has evidenced that draft of "a great change that will be able to finally cure the plague of the abandonment of the crews. Finally - it has observed - the fundamental idea that those who embark the marine ones is responsible in theirs confronts is sanctioned in the norm. Much time because this disposition was adopted, so as for the same Maritime Labour Convention is intentional, and the ITF is proud of being involved until from its conception beside the International Labour Organization, of the governments and the organizations of the shipping".
"It is important - it has exhorted the general secretary of the ITF, Steve Cotton - than the marine ones understand this that it implies this change. We recommend they to verify that on board it is present valid a insurance certificate and they realize that if were abandoned they must give the alarm in the short possible time. In order to contribute to diffuse this message - he has specified Cotton - we have created pages web dedicated in more languages to the www.itfseafarers-abandonment.org address and we are making available simple manifestos of instructions in A4 format for I use it in the course of missions and on the ships".
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