| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L22, 26.01.18 |
| Publication Date | 26/01/2018 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Further information: The European Commission put forward on 27 July 2017 a proposal for a Directive which transposes an agreement between the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) regarding the incorporation into EU law of amendments agreed in 2014 to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006. The Council of the European Union approved the proposed Directive on 7 December 2017. Background: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted the Maritime Labour Convention in 2006, aiming to create a single, coherent instrument embodying all up-to-date standards applying to international maritime labour. It provides a set of rights and protection measures at work for all seafarers regardless of their nationality or the flag of the ship. Following the emergence of vulnerabilities in the Convention, a series of amendments was adopted in 2014 to tackle them. An agreement on amending Council Directive 2009/13/EC (which implements the Maritime Labour Convention) was reached between social partners in December 2016. The subsequent proposal from the European Commission aims to ensure that seafarers are better protected against abandonment in foreign ports in the future, and is expected to strengthen their rights to compensation in the event of death or long-term disability due to an occupational injury, illness or hazard. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2018.022.01.0028.01.ENG |
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| Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs, Mobility and Transport |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
