Member

My department has been working closely with international counterparts and representatives of seafarers and ship owners to address this issue. In April, a special tripartite committee of the Maritime Labour Convention met in Geneva and agreed amendments to the convention, co-sponsored by and developed in partnership with the United Kingdom, to do exactly that. The new requirements would require states to adopt laws, regulations and other measures to prevent shipboard violence and harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and sexual assault. These provisions will require ship owners to adopt and implement policies and procedures to address violence and harassment and require seafarers and others to comply with those policies.