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Seafarers' Charter: Shipping

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 19 December 2024UIN 20157

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to make the signing of the seafarers charter by maritime operators compulsory.

Answered by Mike Kane

The Government is committed to strengthening workers’ rights at sea, and has tabled an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill to give Ministers powers to create a legally-binding Seafarers’ Charter that will protect and improve seafarer working conditions.

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