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Rights

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Wages

Your wage rates will depend on whether you are serving on a national flag vessel or a ship covered by an ITF agreement. 

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Trade unions

Being a member of trade union can mean the difference between getting the medical help you need when you break a bone or suffering for a lifetime without proper treatment.

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Crewing agents

In countries where the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 has been ratified, crewing agencies offering recruitment services must not charge you for finding you work.

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The ILO

Setting internationally recognised labour standards to protect the rights of workers

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is the UN agency that sets internationally recognised labour standards to protect the rights of workers.

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Maritime Labour Convention

The International Labour Organization's Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 - also known as the Seafarers’ Bill of Rights – sets out the minimum rights that you should expect as a seafarer.

 

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Your legal rights

Seafarers’ rights is a complex area since your rights can exist at different levels and they can be overlapping and sometimes conflicting. 

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Criminalisation toolkit

Criminalisation is one of the most serious problems facing seafarers today. When there has been a maritime accident, or a pollution infringement, seafarers have often been detained and denied access to normal rules of fair play and justice with which to defend themselves against criminal charges.

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