COVID-19 border closures cause humanitarian crew change crisis at sea

被引：39

作者：

De Beukelaer, Christiaan ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Melbourne, Sch Culture & Commun, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

[2] Univ Melbourne, John Medley Bldg Room X351, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia

来源：

MARINE POLICY | 2021年 / 132卷

关键词：

COVID-19; Crew change crisis; Maritime Labour Convention; International Maritime Organisation; International Transport Workers' Federation; International Labour Organization;

D O I：

10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104661

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many countries to close their borders to travellers, in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. Given the initially indiscriminate travel restrictions adopted in March 2020, many seafarers have been stranded on their ships, well beyond their initial labour contracts. Notwithstanding repeated calls by the United Nations, the shipping industry, and maritime unions to designate seafarers as "key workers" in all jurisdictions, many countries still do not allow crew change. While crew change is however generally possible in many ports, the number of people stranded at sea remains unacceptably high, which signals wide-spread breaches of the United Nations 2006 Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006). This humanitarian crisis needs to be resolved soon, as its continuation risks eroding the hard-won Maritime Labour Convention.

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