House OKs Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers on second reading

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The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers on second reading.

House Bill 7325 provides for the standard employment contract of the seafarer, which contains the terms and conditions of employment duly approved by the Department of Migrant Workers, as well as requiring shipowners to provide decent accommodations and recreational facilities onboard ships in accordance with the standards, regulations, and applicable provisions of the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention.

The bill also mandates all maritime higher education institutions offering the Bachelor of Science in Maritime Transportation , Bachelor of Science in Maritime Engineering , and other maritime degree programs to either have their own training ships or enter into agreements with local or international shipping companies, shipowners, or manning agencies for the shipboard training of their students.

The bill covers Filipino seafarers who are employed, engaged, or work in any capacity on board foreign-registered ships and Philippine-registered ships operating internationally. A seafarer may move for the execution of the monetary award pending appeal as long as he or she pays a bond.

 

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