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NAIROBI, Kenya — On the verge of tears, Nathan Nkunzimana recalled watching a video of a child being molested and another of a woman being killed.
THE International Labor Organization (ILO) has proposed the inclusion of a mandatory training for seafarers, shipowners and other stakeholders on the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006 in the updated Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).
In an interview with BusinessMirror on Wednesday, International Labor Organization (ILO) Director General Gilbert F. Houngbo said they are coordinating with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the initiative.
Through awareness of the MLC, all maritime stakeholders will be able to ensure the protection of seafarers during times of crisis, he said.
The MLC contains the minimum working and living standards for all seafarers working on ships flying the flags of ratifying countries.
It ensures the right of a seafarer for a safe and secure workplace that complies with safety standards, fair terms of employment, decent working and living conditions on board ship, as well as health protection, medical care, welfare measures and other forms of social protection
“We are working very intensely with ILO on this to ensure that we draw lessons from the ordeal that the seafarer had to face” during the Covid-19 outbreak, so this does not happen during another crisis, Houngbo said.
During the onset of the pandemic, he noted many seafarers were confined in their ships for extended periods without any breaks.
The IMO is currently reviewing the provisions of the STCW to keep up with the changing technology and challenges in the maritime industry.
A measure encouraging social responsibility in the private corporate sector by providing them with fiscal benefits when they engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects and programs in communities has been approved in the House of Representatives.
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