A challenge to vessel owners
With the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue’s (Ice-Sar) training vessel currently not seaworthy, a debate has opened up on the future of training for seafarers in Iceland.
Work in Fishing comes a step closer
Ratification of the International Labour Organisation’s C188 Work in Fishing Convention appears to be a step closer as the Netherlands government has indicated that the process is now underway.
Social Partners’ Agreement to improve working conditions presented to the Council
Almost three years after submitting the Social Partners’ Agreement (SPA) on implementing the ILO Work in Fishing Convention C188, the European Commission (EC) presented on 29 April 2016 the agreement before the Council of the EU. The European Social Partners for Fisheries, Europêche, Cogeca and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), have warmly welcomed this step but regret the considerable delay with implementing the SPA that ensures a high level of protection for fishermen in all aspects of their work.
Wake-up call for EU Member States to ratify Work in Fishing Convention
The European Social Partners for Fisheries, Europêche and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), call on all EU Member States to urgently ratify the ILO Convention that provides minimum standards to protect fishers in all aspects of their work. In a joint declaration signed on 14 April in The Hague, The Netherlands, the social partners also reminded the European Institutions about their responsibilities in this process.
Irish fishermen sue Guardian for defamation
Cork fishermen are set to take UK daily newspaper the Guardian to court for defamation over an article published last November alleging that migrant workers in Ireland were being mistreated in the fishing industry, reports TheJournal.ie
Social partners promote C188 in Bulgaria
During a meeting held last week in Sofia, the European Social Partners in Fisheries, the ETF and Europêche, promoted together with the ILO the swift ratification of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention C188. The event was also attended by high-level representatives of the Bulgarian Ministries of Labour, Transport and Agriculture, who share competence over the ratification of the Convention.
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