Human Rights And Rights Of Seafarers Under Admiralty Laws Of India
- IJLLR Journal
- 2 days ago
- 1 min read
Renu Beniwal, Lecturer at Silver Oak University
ABSTRACT
The researcher has tried to shed light on the involvement of human rights in the maritime sector, which contributes to 90% of the global trade, enlightening the rights of seafarers on board vessels. Maritime law and the legislation passed by states both comprise the laws governing seafarers and safeguarding their rights. A seafarer is defined as any individual who is employed, engaged, or acts in any capacity on board a ship to which the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 applies. The author has tried to elaborate on the rights of seafarers guaranteed under MLC and other international conventions and will also be dealing with the various issues and challenges faced by the seafarers onboard vessels, such as abandonment, repatriation, working conditions, involvement of labour-supplying agencies, increase in the registration of vessels under the flag of convenience and frequent change in the ownership of the vessel, which directly or indirectly hampers the management and working conditions onboard the vessels. Furthermore, the research will also be dealing with some of the major topics like the concepts of flag state, port state & labour-supplying state and maritime labour certificates and their importance in this sector. Lastly, we’ll be addressing the issue in the Indian context with the help of recent landmark cases.
Keywords: Human Rights, Seafarers, Maritime Labour Convention, Abandonment, Repatriation.
