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Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention adopted to improve the conditions of seafarers
They are based on the lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic
May 17, 2022
Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention agreed, which were defined on the basis of the lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, they will ensure that personal protection are available to seafarers, that water good quality drinking is available free of charge for that States facilitate the prompt repatriation of abandoned seafarers and that States provide medical assistance seafarers who need immediate care and facilitate the repatriation of the remains of seafarers who died on board ships. In addition, the amendments will ensure that shipowners provide adequate social connectivity and that States guarantee internet access in their ports, that seafarers are informed of their rights in relation to the obligations of the recruitment and placement services for seafarers to compensate them of their lost earnings and that all the deaths of seafarers are recorded and reported annually to the ILO and that such data are published.
The amendments will be tabled for adoption at the next session of the International Labour Conference in program in the coming weeks, in order to enter into effective December 2024.
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Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention agreed, which were defined on the basis of the lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, they will ensure that personal protection are available to seafarers, that water good quality drinking is available free of charge for that States facilitate the prompt repatriation of abandoned seafarers and that States provide medical assistance seafarers who need immediate care and facilitate the repatriation of the remains of seafarers who died on board ships. In addition, the amendments will ensure that shipowners provide adequate social connectivity and that States guarantee internet access in their ports, that seafarers are informed of their rights in relation to the obligations of the recruitment and placement services for seafarers to compensate them of their lost earnings and that all the deaths of seafarers are recorded and reported annually to the ILO and that such data are published.
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