Mike Palatianos
University of Cyprus, Economics and Finance, Graduate Student
Theshippingindustrytransportedatotalvolumeof10.3billiontonsofcargoin2017(UNCTAD2017)andisestimatedtoemploy1.5millionworkers(http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/subjects-covered-by-international-labour-standards/seafarers/lang%2D%2Den/index.... more
Theshippingindustrytransportedatotalvolumeof10.3billiontonsofcargoin2017(UNCTAD2017)andisestimatedtoemploy1.5millionworkers(http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/subjects-covered-by-international-labour-standards/seafarers/lang%2D%2Den/index.htmaccessed1/2/18)whoareclassedasseafarers.Suchworkersareemployedondifferentvesseltypesinthecruiseandcargosectors.Sailorsworkingforthemilitaryarenotclassedasseafarers.However,seafarersmaybeemployedonboardinavarietyofroleswhicharenotdirectlyassociatedwithmarinenavigation(ascroupiersorentertainersonacruiseshipforexample)buttheirshipshouldbeengagedinavoyagewhichwoulddifferentiatethemfromtakinga‘fishingtrip’forexample.Doumbia-HenrydescribessomeoftheprovisionsofILOConventionNo.185statingthat:
Article1definestheseafareras“any person who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a vessel, other than a ship of war, ordinarily engaged in maritime navigation”.This is a broad definition of seafarers, extending the term seafarer to persons working on board a ship who may not be the ship’s crew. It covers all those who work on a ship and need an identity document for shore leave, joining a ship or transit to join a ship or repatriation.(Doumbia-Henry2003,p.135)
Article1definestheseafareras“any person who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a vessel, other than a ship of war, ordinarily engaged in maritime navigation”.This is a broad definition of seafarers, extending the term seafarer to persons working on board a ship who may not be the ship’s crew. It covers all those who work on a ship and need an identity document for shore leave, joining a ship or transit to join a ship or repatriation.(Doumbia-Henry2003,p.135)