#2020-599Implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention and Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention
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This law updates regulations for maritime labor, specifically for fishers and others at sea. It mandates clear contract terms, including ship details and boarding times. The law also introduces rest requirements ensuring breaks aren't excessively interrupted. Shipowners must provide financial guarantees for workers' deaths or long-term incapacity and in cases of abandonment, ensuring basic needs and potential repatriation are covered. Seafarers now have improved protections, and employers must format essential documents in English.
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Key Changes
- Updates in contract requirements for fishery service workers, including ship information.
- Introduction of mandatory financial guarantees by shipowners for workers' welfare.
- Implementation of new rest period regulations for maritime workers.
Obligations
What this law requires
The armateur (shipowner) must ensure that the fishing crew's employment contract includes the name and registration number of the vessel, as well as the date and location of embarkation, if determinable in advance.
The contractual agreement for maritime workers must include the name and registration number of the vessels they are working on and the date and location of embarkation, if known in advance.
The armateur or employer must ensure that the daily rest period for crew members is not divided into more than two periods, with one period being at least six consecutive hours, and the gap between two rest periods must not exceed fourteen hours.
Daily rest periods for seafarers must not be divided into more than two periods, with one period being at least six consecutive hours, and the interval between two periods of rest must not exceed fourteen hours.
The armateur must subscribe to a financial guarantee to cover payments for indemnities due to crew members in case of death or long-term incapacity resulting from work accidents or occupational diseases.