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MINERVA IN FOCUS

Agreement reached on new for approval by the 355th session of ILO’s
Governing Body, in November this year.
global minimum wage for The updated wage structure represents an
increase of more than 6% and builds on
seafarers the previous 3-year agreement concluded
in September 2022, which set the minimum
at US$673 as of 1 January 2025.
#SeafarerWages The negotiations in Geneva took place
against the backdrop of the escalation in
global trade tensions. In their opening re-
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) tional Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). marks, both sides expressed concern about
has concluded the latest round of minimum Maritime transport remains the only in- the current cloud of uncertainty and the pros-
wage negotiations for able seafarers at a dustry with a formally recognised glob- pect of a potential full-scale trade war, which
meeting of the Subcommittee on Wages of al minimum wage, in place for seafarers could divide the world and reshape global
Seafarers of the Joint Maritime Commission since 1958. ILO’s 2006 Maritime Labour trade, with shipping caught in the cross-
(JMC), held in Geneva on 14 and 15 April Convention mandates that the minimum hairs and therefore impacting the lives and
2025. monthly basic wage for an able seafarer livelihoods of the world’s nearly two million
This critical bipartite dialogue brought together be set periodically by the JMC. seafarers. Seafarers must not be collateral
shipowners and seafarers’ unions from around Following the negotiations, a Resolution victims of global economic conflict.
the world, coordinated by the International was adopted setting out the updated
Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Interna- minimum wage levels, to be submitted Source: ICS

New Best Management single, comprehensive publication with
actionable insights and advice. It focuses
Practices for Maritime on providing a threat and risk management
process and provides signposts to direct
Security launched users to the most up-to-date security intel-
ligence and risk assessment information.
Seafarers operating ships around the world
#Safety encounter a range of maritime security
threats. Although these threats vary across
regions and in their severity, they can have
The Industry Associations of BIMCO, ICS, Management Practices (BMP) for Maritime a traumatic effect on seafarers who face
IMCA, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO & Security (MS)”. unwarranted physical and mental harm. In
OCIMF, supported by over forty maritime As an interactive online publication, BMP some cases, they are held as hostages and
stakeholders, have released a consolidat- Maritime Security consolidates previous- subjected to violence and ill-treatment for
ed and enhanced publication titled “Best ly published regional publications into a extended periods.
To counter the threat, existing BMP guid-
ance has greatly improved the industry’s
ability to understand, detect, and deter
maritime security threats in recent years,
but the advice needs to keep pace with
the rapidly evolving threat environment. In
BMP Maritime Security, users can navigate
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includes a significant section detailing
global authorities and, importantly, ap-
propriate contacts and tools for seafarer
welfare support.
Source: BIMCO

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