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ILS CONFERENCE – MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION

ILS CONFERENCE – MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION. Shipowner Obligations under the MLC. Article III: Fundamental rights and principles Article VII: Any derogation, exemption or flexible application of the Convention requires consultation with shipowners and seafarers organizations

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ILS CONFERENCE – MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION

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  1. ILS CONFERENCE – MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION Shipowner Obligations under the MLC

  2. Article III: Fundamental rights and principles • Article VII: Any derogation, exemption or flexible application of the Convention requires consultation with shipowners and seafarers organizations • Where such organization is non-existent, the Member State can decide through consultation with the Special Tripartite Committee (Art. XIII)

  3. Shipowners have the obligations corresponding to those of the Flag State as show in Appendix B5-I (measures drawn up by shipowner named in the MLC attached to Part II of Declaration)

  4. These include provisions for everything contained in the following • Title 1: compliance with minimum age, medical certificate, training and qualification, and recruitment and placement requirements (Reg. 1.4)

  5. Title 2 • employment agreements (Reg. 2.1; note definition of seafarers’ employment agreement in Art. II includes articles of agreement) • payment of wages (Reg. 2.2) • hours of work and rest (Reg. 2.3) • leave entitlement (Reg. 2.4) • repatriation (Reg. 2.5) • compensation for loss of ship (Reg. 2.6)

  6. Title 2 (…cont’d) • manning levels (Reg. 2.7) • career and skill development (Reg. 2.8) • Title 3 • accommodation and recreational facilities (Reg. 3.1) • food and catering (Reg. 3.2)

  7. Title 4 • medical care (Reg. 4.1). • shipowners’ liability for employment-related sickness, injury, or death (Reg. 4.2) • health, safety protection, accident prevention (Reg. 4.3) • access to welfare facilities (Reg. 4.4) • social security (Reg. 4.5)

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