Proposition 53K3390

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Projet de loi d'exécution et de contrôle de l'application de la Convention du travail maritime 2006.

General information

Submitted by
PS | SP the Di Rupo government
Submission date
Feb. 20, 2014
Official page
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Status
Adopted
Requirement
Simple
Subjects
International Labour Organisation administrative check working conditions international agreement merchant fleet social legislation crew maritime shipping

Voting

Voted to adopt
Groen CD&V Vooruit Ecolo LE PS | SP Open Vld N-VA LDD MR VB

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Discussion

April 2, 2014 | Plenary session (Chamber of representatives)

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Rapporteur Stefaan Vercamer

I want my colleagues to know what it is about.

The draft gives Belgium the opportunity to ensure decent living and working conditions for seafarers aboard ships. It creates a system to verify compliance with the provisions of the 2006 Maritime Working Conduct. Each vessel which falls within the scope of the design shall have a maritime labour certificate and a maritime labour conformity declaration. The cited documents shall be delivered after a thorough inspection of the working and living conditions of the seafarers aboard the ship.

The Minister confirmed, at the request of several members of Parliament, that as part of the pre-certification, 80 % of the vessels of the Belgian fleet are already inspected through combined inspections by the various departments. In addition, the Minister confirmed that the inspections are designed to ensure that the ship owners and crew do not waste time unnecessarily and that no additional budget is required.

The draft was adopted unanimously.