Maritime Human Rights Risks and the Covid-19 Crew Change Crisis
ReportPublished
05 May 2021
This toolkit has been created to support economic employers and cargo owners to fulfil their obligations to seafarers on human rights due diligence.
It is a joint initiative of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The ITF is an expert contributor.
This guidance focuses on the human rights risks in company supply chains for seafarers on merchant vessels. This is distinct from fishers and dockers, who are covered by different international
This report confirms what we in the trade union movement have been arguing for decades: that humans are not going anywhere when it comes to this sector. Whatever technologies are deployed from among