People take part in a demonstration against the dismissal of P&O workers organised by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at the P&O ferry terminal in Cairnryan, Dumfries and Galloway, March 23, 2022
THE government is planning to give seafarers greater protections for welfare and working conditions thanks to new legal requirements.
Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill could pave the way for a legally binding Seafarers’ Charter, which will allow ministers to set higher standards for seafarers’ rights and protect wages beyond British waters.
The move includes setting maximum periods of work at sea and minimum periods of rest, robust requirements to manage seafarer fatigue, and reinforced training requirements for operators.
Our priority must be to defend hard-won protections while linking equality law to trade union power and wider social transformation, says MARY DAVIS, on behalf of the Women’s Liberation Alliance
TUC general secretary PAUL NOWAK tells Ben Chacko that Labour can win back disillusioned voters by delivering workplace reforms, rebuilding trust and challenging the far right’s growing influence
