#2023-659Law to Combat Social Dumping on Cross-Channel Transport and Strengthen Maritime Safety
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This law addresses social dumping in international maritime transport by setting labor standards for ships docking at French ports. It aligns the wage and work conditions for seafarers with those established in France. Companies must ensure their crews have adequate rest periods and meet legal wage requirements, with fines for non-compliance.
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Key Changes
- Aligns minimum wage and work conditions for cross-Channel maritime workers with French standards.
- Introduces mandatory rest periods for seafarers, equivalent to their time at sea.
- Establishes penalties for employers not complying with wage and rest period requirements.
Obligations
What this law requires
Employers must pay employees on passenger ships operating regular international routes in French ports a minimum hourly wage equivalent to that applicable to employees in France.
Employers must ensure that crew members on ships operating on international routes touching French ports are paid a minimum hourly wage equivalent to that applicable to employees in the same industry in France, according to Article L. 5592-1.
Employers must organize work for crew members such that their rest duration on land is at least equal to the duration of their time on board, in accordance with Article L. 5592-2.
Employers must provide adequate rest periods for employees on passenger ships that are at least equal to the duration of their embarkation period.
Employers and shipowners must maintain a list of required documents available to the crew, and these documents must be posted in the crew's area in languages specified by decree, as per Article L. 5593-1.