NIMASA seeks amendments to MLC 2006 to enhance Nigerian seafarers’ welfare
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is reviewing 16 proposals for amendments to the Maritime Labour…
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ITF: 19 abandoned seafarers set to be repatriated after two-year-long ordeal
Nineteen seafarers from India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Azerbaijan will be able to see their families again this week after their…
Seafarers and shipowners yet to agree on revised minimum wage
The world’s seafarers on April 27 took the extraordinary decision to shut down negotiations over the future of seafarers’ minimum…
Landmark ILO ruling says govts failed to protect seafarers’ rights under international law
By Jasmina Ovcina
The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Committee of Experts issued a ruling that governments have…
NIMASA assures dockworkers of improved welfare
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured stakeholders of its commitment to the protection of…
COVID-19:Seafarers should be exempt from travel restrictions- ILO
Seafarers should be treated as ‘key workers’ and be exempted from travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic , say the…
ILO: Women, young seafarers to gain more access to industry
The International Labour Organization (ILO)
unveiled a plan to make the maritime profession more attractive and…
Deal reached on higher seafarer wages
Seafarers
across the globe can look forward to higher wages as international bodies
reached an agreement on an overall…
Maritime Sector is catalyst to economic recovery, says Gov Okowa
…As Dakuku calls Nigerian Seafarers amongst World Best
Director General, Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety…
Dakuku Commends ILO for amendments to Laws on Seafarers’ welfare
The Minister of
Labour Dr. Chris Ngige flanked on the Left by the DG NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku
Peterside and Executive Director…