Regulation 2.2 – Wages (Conditions of employment) Purpose: To ensure that seafarers are paid for their services1. All seafarers shall be paid for their work regularly and in full in accordance with their employment agreements. Standard – Wages1. Each Member shall require that payments due to seafarers working on ships that fly its flag are made at no greater than monthly intervals and in accordance with any applicable collective agreement.2. Seafarers shall be given a monthly account of the payments due and the amounts paid, including wages, additional payments and the rate of … [Read more...]
Repatriation – MLC 2006
Regulation 2.5 – Repatriation Purpose: To ensure that seafarers are able to return home 1. Seafarers have a right to be repatriated at no cost to themselves in the circumstances and under the conditions specified in the Code. 2. Each Member shall require ships that fly its flag to provide financial security to ensure that seafarers are duly repatriated in accordance with the Code. Standard – Repatriation 1. Seafarers on ships are entitled to repatriation in the following circumstances: (a) if the seafarers’ employment agreement expires while they are abroad; (b) when the seafarers’ … [Read more...]