Tag: MLC Convention

The amendment will be submitted to the next ILO session for adoption. When it enters into force, it foresees that the seafarers’ wages and other contractual entitlements will continue to be paid during the entire period of captivity. This will provide the families with the necessary means of survival.

​The increased number of reported cases of abandonment of seafarers is being highlighted at the 105th session of IMO's Legal Committee, currently underway, from 23 to 25 April. A joint ILO/IMO database recorded 55 such cases during 2017, against an average 19 annually during the preceding three years.

The Republic of Marshall Islands issued a circular citing requirements for shipboard occupational health and safety programs and informing of restrictions on work that is considered hazardous to seafarers under 18 years old, in line with MLC. It is prohibited to engage a seafarer under 18 years old in work that is considered hazardous.

Mediterranean Shipping Company announced that it has hired-off the vessel "Kia Ora". MSC was the former charterer of the vessel and said that when it learned that AMSA banned the ship from Australian waters due to crew underpayment, it immediately off-hired the ship.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has banned the Liberian-flagged container ship 'MSC Kia Ora' from Australian ports for three months, after the vessel's operator failed to ensure crew were paid their wages in full and on time, and that critical equipment was maintained.

Captain John Hafner, International Registries, Inc., provides feedback on how the Maritime Labour Convention, which became effective four years ago, has succeeded in  improving working & living conditions on board. 

UK MCA issued a marine guidance note outlining key points in shipowner liability following the implementation of MLC Convention 2006, in connection with the loss or foundering of the ship; financial security to assure compensation in the event of death or long-term disability of a seafarer due to occupational injury; and liability for burial/ cremation costs.

The Liberia-flagged 'Tintomara' was allowed to leave Australian waters, following detention earlier this week at Gladstone, over reports of crew underpayment and poor working conditions. The technical manager Fareast Shipmanagement Hongkong inked an industrial agreement with ITF on 26 February, after the allegations were confirmed.

The UK MCA issued a Merchant Shipping Notice containing the detailed mandatory requirements specified by the Secretary of State under the Merchant Shipping (MLC) (Hours of Work) Regulations 2018, giving also guidance on the application of the Regulations.

The eleven crew of the Panamanian flagged 'Agean Princess' returned home to India and Myanmar, after being held in Ajman, UAE, for 17 months, due to a dispute between their ships operator and owner. However, ITF stressed that the crew are still owed unpaid wages going back to 2015, totaling over USD 916,000.