After all the speeches, lectures, conferences, workshops, debates on social media, blog posts, news articles and press releases, one more thing needs to be said about ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. It’s a point that’s worth keeping in mind – especially for those who have been hyperventilating over the so-called ‘bill of rights’ for seafarers.
We stumbled upon this funny poster at clickandprintfree.com. It’s a good reality check, don’t you think? ~Barista Uno
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Barista,
Enjoyed the poster: humorous and to the point, a step forward to the right Destination.
Still, the ‘paperwork’ has a long way to go – not through ‘a hole in the road’ but rather, hand in hand with responsibility, justice and respect for human dignity, to the proper industry institutions and individuals, who do care for this “bill”. Not all stakeholders share the “seafarers rights” attitude at least without the “stick & carrot” policy.
Best regards and more power,
NAI
PS. I hope that five years from now you wouldn’t need to be looking for another similar in style poster.
Thank you for sharing your sentiment, Nicholas. Always good to hear from you.
Let’s both hope that the maritime community will go beyond the paper work and put substance into MLC 2006 with concrete action to enhance the welfare of seafarers.