Campaign against "flags of convenience" comes in the Far East

"Flags of convenience" means the actual owner of the vessel registered abroad and pay taxes to the state that provides offshore facilities. At present crews, koie operate under "flags of convenience" often do not have including the smallest public pledge. The action will take place in the Far East, in the ports of Japan and South Korea from 27 to 29 September, told the agency. Union representatives will find out the presence of a collective agreement with the International Federation of Automobile Workers (ITF), the working conditions of seafarers and wages. "The presence of a collective agreement on the ships under" comfortable "flags remains one of the most pressing issues. On Monday, the union appealed otechesvennyh seven sailors koie are unable to return from Somalia. They act on the ship "Sea master-1" under "comfortable" the flag of Panama, where no collective agreement ", – told Sukhanov. If the document was then constraints of sailors have not arisen, because in fact the contract stipulates the right of seafarers to renounce work in a dangerous region, where the pirates are operating, or receive payment for this support. Held in early July this year, a week of fighting "convenient" flags demonstrated the actual bulk of the vessels, tested in the Far East, have no collective bargaining agreement – a key document protecting the rights of seafarers. Far-union seamen also asked for their own colleagues in Japan and South Korea to scale promotions to come to court with Russian sailors, koie complained about the delay in pay, working conditions.