According to Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, director ILO department, International Labour Organisation (ILO) a vessel was detained in Denmark as the crew did not have employment agreements. “None of the seafarers had an employment agreement,” she said at the Maritime Manpower Singapore 2013 conference on Friday. The vessel is understood to have been detained for 24 hours in the port of Esbjerg earlier this week.
Under the MLC all seafarers must have an individual employment agreement. According to Maritime Denmark the vessel was a Liberian-flagged offshore supply vessel Ocean Carrier.
In a poll of roughly 200 delegates at the conference as to which MLC issues were of greatest concern to ship managers and owners seafarer employment agreements was rated as the top issue, and was chosen by 37% of respondents.
The MLC came into force on 20 August and covers a wide range of employment, working and living conditions for seafarers. An industry source said the Australian authorities have also been active in inspecting ships for MLC compliance.
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