ILO welcomes COVID-19 seafarers’ rights agreement

Source: ILO

Original Date Posted: 7/9/2020

ILO welcomes COVID-19 seafarers’ rights agreement he International Labour Organization has expressed support for new international measures to protect the rights of seafarers, stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 crisis . It welcomed a joint statement signed by more than a dozen countries that gives seafarers enhanced rights as key workers. The new measures, also supported by other UN agencies and international organizations, enable seafarers to be repatriated and move more freely during the pandemic.

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