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Don’t forget the merchant navy in defence spending increase
Mark Dickinson
Don’t forget the merchant navy in defence spending increase
Nautilus International is urging the UK government to ensure the merchant navy is not forgotten as it announces a new boost to military spending.
Prime minister Boris Johnson recently announced that the armed forces will receive an extra £16.5 billion over four years, on top of an existing commitment by his government to increase military spending by 0.5% over inflation annually. This is projected to be the biggest rise...
Feeder lines can set aside Dockers’ Clause says Dutch court
A preliminary court hearing in The Netherlands has ruled that the Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause, the so-called Dockers’ Clause of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which came into force on 1 January, should be set aside during the current pandemic.
In a case brought to court by the trade unions in an effort to get seafarer employers to comply with a negotiated CBA, the court felt that there was an issue with the “reasonableness and fairness” of the negotiation of this agreement, according to...
https://container-news.com/feeder-lines-can-set-aside-dockers-clause-says-dutch-court/
Governments Asked To Enhance Seafarers’ Repatriation
Nautilus International urges that crew changes issue becomes a crisis, reports Safety4Sea.
Crew change difficultiesShipping industry is facing major difficulties in dealing with crew changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the related major restrictions.
Needs governments to actTo address this situation, the Union for maritime professionals, Nautilus International, urges the governments to act and enhance seafarers’ repatriation.
Travel bans
Due to government’s imposed travel bans, flights for...
http://mfame.guru/governments-asked-to-enhance-seafarers-repatriation/
Unions call for free crew internet amid COVID-19
UK-based union Nautilus has backed calls for crew internet, data and satellite calls to be made free for three months to cover the peak infection period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nautilus 24/7 provider ISWAN, on behalf of Nautilus and other trade unions, seafaring charities, the UK Chamber of Shipping and international maritime medical experts, have urgently requested global satellite provider Inmarsat and shipboard high-speed internet solutions provider KVH Industries to enable free calls.
In...
https://safety4sea.com/unions-call-for-free-crew-internet-amid-covid-19/
Unions’ proposals for cruise crew affected by COVID-19
UK-based union Nautilus International is working with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to support seafarers affected by sudden lay-offs and contract voiding due to cruise cancellations mid voyage, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Union is a member of the ITF’s Cruise Ship Task Force (CSTF) which is supporting seafarers and monitoring the fast-changing situation brought by the pandemic.
We are pleased to see that the Union, ITF and employers are working together – a successful...
https://safety4sea.com/unions-proposals-for-cruise-crew-affected-by-covid-19/
Monitoring crew communications could lead to ‘worrying implications’, Nautilus says
The introduction of new technology designed to save money by restricting crew access to email and the internet, has ‘worrying implications’, Nautilus International stated. Such systems help managers cut costs, monitor data usage, apply tougher security and control onboard connectivity.
Through these systems fleet managers and owners have complete control of communications, instead of needing to be on board the vessel. They can also set data limits and real-time usage alerts and block individual...
Nautilus applauds UK for ratifying the MLC for fishing
Nautilus International applauded the enforcement of the ‘Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) for fishing’ for providing decent working conditions for the fishing industry and protecting those working in the sector.
Specifically, the ILO 188 entitles all workers in the industry to written terms and conditions of employment, decent accommodation and food, medical care, regulated working time, repatriation, social protection and health and safety on board. Also, the convention sets minimum standards...
https://safety4sea.com/nautilus-applauds-uk-for-ratifying-the-mlc-for-fishing/
‘Early retirement’ agreement for Dutch seafarers reached
UK-based union Nautilus International and Dutch shipping employers have agreed a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) giving Dutch merchant mariners an innovative framework to help them take advantage of a Netherlands’ central pension agreement on early retirement.
Nautilus and the Dutch Association of Employers in Commercial Shipping (VWH) agreed the CBA which covers about 3,000 seafarers working on Dutch-flagged ships.
The most important part of the deal is that employers will contribute a sum...
https://safety4sea.com/early-retirement-agreement-for-dutch-seafarers-reached/
Nautilus reports on safeguarding the British maritime sector
Nautilus International issued the Nautilus Manifesto for the UK election 2019 for safeguarding the British maritime sector in terms of UK seafarers, British shipping, maritime safety and defense.
Nautilus stresses that “if the UK is to retain a shipping industry that sustains the country’s global trading requirements and underpins the nation’s continued global lead as a maritime services center, much more needs to be done,” adding that
Britain needs ships and seafarers – perhaps more now than...
https://safety4sea.com/nautilus-reports-on-safeguarding-the-british-maritime-sector/