Working time: Commission proposes rules for inland waterway workers based on a social partner agreement

The European Commission presented on 7 July 2014 a proposal setting specific rules on working time for the inland waterway transport sector, therefore implementing the agreement reached by EU representatives of employers and employees in this sector.

These rules would apply to crew members and shipboard personnel and would complement the general working time Directive (2003/88/EC), which does not cover inland waterway workers.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Council Directive implementing the European Agreement concluded by the European Barge Union (EBU), the European Skippers Organisation (ESO) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time in inland waterway transport http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-council-directive-implementing-the-european-agreement-concluded-by-the-european-barge-union-ebu-the-european-skippers-organisation-eso-and-the-european-transport-workers-f/

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