sponsorship speech: maritime labour convention, 2006
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Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of
Maritime Labour Convention
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“Manilamen”and
Filipino Seafarers of today
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Filipinos are said to be the first Asians to cross the Pacific Ocean, having
figured prominently during the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade from 1565 to
1815.
Port of Manila
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The first Filipino settlers in America – known as “Manilamen” -- were Filipino
seafarers who “jumped ship” in 1763 to escape the cruelty of life at sea and the
brutality of their shipmasters.
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FILIPINOS IN THE MARITIME WORLD
30%of 1.2 million seafarersare Filipinos in the global shipping fleet today.
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FILIPINOS SEAFARERS BEING DEPLOYED
2008
2010Increased by an average of
16%per year
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90%
of world trade is carried on ships manned by seafarers
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PHILIPPINESfamed for the quality and
competitiveness of its seafarers
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THREAT OF PIRACY
750 Filipino seafarers in more than 60 vessels
believed to have been taken captive since 2006
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Without seafarers, nearly a third of the world’s shipping industry would be paralyzed.
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The Maritine Labour Convention, 2006 is the
seafarers’ bill of rights. It provides comprehensive rights and protection at work for 1.2 million seafarers worldwide,
including nearly 400,000 Filipino domestic and international
seafarers.
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BASIC RIGHTS:• Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
• The elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor
• The effective abolition of child labor
• The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
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Governmentsare called upon by the Convention to effectively enforce its regulatory role in ensuring safer and secure shipping, in preventing marine pollution, and in ensuring decent work for seafarers.
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THE MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION, 2006 SETS TWO REQUIREMENTS:1. The Convention needs to be ratified by at
least 30 members
2. The ratifying members should have a shared tonnage of at least 33% of the world gross tonnage of ships
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The action demanded of us is of great
consequence to 1.2 million seafarers
worldwide, 400,000 of whom are our very own.
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THANK YOU