Conditions of employment
The latest issue of the Maritime Safety Awareness Bulletin focuses on conditions of employment.
Issues relating to conditions of employment continue to make up most of the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) complaints received by AMSA. These complaints relate to seafarer employment agreements, wages, hours of work and rest, entitlement to leave, repatriation, and crewing levels.
This indicates that the MLC requirements that address employment conditions of seafarers are not being fully implemented by some owners and operators.
It is vital that seafarers' rights and welfare be respected to ensure healthy, safe and secure work environments.