#2021-77Order No. 2021-77 of January 27, 2021, amending the transport code provisions related to private recruitment and placement services for seafarers
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This law modifies rules for private recruitment services for seafarers in France. It ensures that these services cannot charge seafarers fees for placement or hire, mandates registration of recruitment services in a national registry, and sets employment contractual norms for seafarers' protection. It imposes penalties for non-compliance, affecting shipowners using such services.
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Key Changes
- Prohibits recruitment services from charging seafarers any fees for placement or employment.
- Requires recruitment services in France to register in a national registry.
- Mandates employment contracts and health safety monitoring for seafarers.
Obligations
What this law requires
Private maritime recruitment services must ensure compliance with international recruitment and placement standards when operating in countries that have not ratified relevant labor conventions.
Private recruitment services for seafarers must register in the national registry of services for private recruitment and placement of seafarers in France.
All private maritime recruitment services established in France must register in the national register of private maritime recruitment services.
Private recruitment services must not charge seafarers fees for placement or hire.
Private maritime recruitment services are prohibited from charging fees to seafarers for their recruitment or placement.