crew-rightsDenmark DIS Flag Labor Law: The Register That Sorts Crew by Home Address
The Danish International Register writes one rule into its law: Danish collective agreements cover only residents. The ILO has criticized it for years. What...
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contractsSeafarer Employment Agreement: 10 Points to Check Before You Sign
Parties, wage split, rest hours, leave, duration, repatriation, medical care, fees, CBA, flag: the ten points to read in a seafarer employment agreement, each...
crew-rightsGreece Flag Labor Law: The Collective Agreement Decides Your Pay
Under the Greek flag your individual contract is legally bound to a collective agreement, and which agreement that is has become the whole fight....
crew-rightsCyprus Flag Labor Law: EU Paperwork, Open Registry Crewing, One Closed Coastline
Cyprus made the MLC national law in 2012 and runs the third largest register in the EU. Non-EU crew still sit outside EU social...
bahamasBahamas Flag Labor Law: What the Cruise Industry's Flag Means for Your Contract
The Bahamas flag carries more cruise ships than any other and gives the MLC itself the force of law. What Bulletin 148 and MN034...
crew-rightsMalta Flag Labor Law: An EU Flag That Works Like an Open Registry
Malta is the largest register in the EU and stands on the ITF flag of convenience list at the same time. What the Merchant...
bahamasBahamas Flag: MLC Complaints for Cruise Crew, and How the BMA Handles Them
Many of the biggest cruise ships fly the Bahamas flag. When the hotel department has a contract problem, the Bahamas Maritime Authority is the...
crew-rightsSingapore Flag Labor Law: What the MLC Act Covers and the Employment Act Skips
Singapore's Employment Act does not cover seafarers. The MLC Act 2014 and the union agreements behind it do. What that split means for a...
crew-rightsHong Kong Flag Labor Law: Cap. 478 Decides, Not the Employment Ordinance
Hong Kong runs one of the best inspected registers in the world, and its famous onshore Employment Ordinance does not apply to you. Where...
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