日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Apr 18, 2025 (Fri)

Global minimum wage for seafarers to rise by 2.5% from January next year, anouncement of ICS and ITF

Delegates attending the meeting in Geneva

　On April 16, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and The International Transport Workers’ F ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80On+April+16%2C+the+International+Chamber+of+Shipping+%28%3Cb%3EICS%3C%2Fb%3E%29+and+The+International+Transport+Workers%E2%80%99+Federation+%28ITF%29+announced+that+representatives+of+shipowners+and+seafarers+agreed+to+raise+the+minimum+wage+for+seafarers+around+the+world+at+a+meeting+of+the+Subcommittee+on+Wages+of+Seafarers+of+the+Joint+Maritime+Commission+%28JMC%29+held+in+Geneva%2C+Switzerland+on+April+14+and+April+15.+The+minimum+monthly+basic+wage+for+qualified+seafarers+set+by+the+International+Labour+Organization+%28ILO%29+will+be+raised+from+the+current+%24673+per+month+to+%24690+as+of+January+1%2C+2026%2C+%24704+as+of+January+1%2C+2027%2C+and+%24715+as+of+January+1%2C+2028%2C+following+approval+by+the+ILO+Governing+Body+scheduled+for+November.+From+next+year%2C+it+will+increase+by+2.5%25%2C+and+from+2028%2C+it+will+increase+by+6.2%25.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+%3Cb%3EICS%3C%2Fb%3E+and+the+ITF+have+issued+a+statement+welcoming+the+agreement+on+the+new+minimum+wage+for+seafarers.+They+said%2C+%E2%80%9CThe+agreement+reaffirms+the+global+shipping+industry%E2%80%99s+commitment+to+appropriate+working+conditions+and+sustainable+employment+for+seafarers%2C+supporting+their+well-being+and+providing+the+means+to+support+their+families.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+the+%3Cb%3EICS%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+the+negotiations+in+Geneva+took+place+against+a+backdrop+of+intensifying+global+trade+tensions.+At+the+meeting%2C+both+shipowners%E2%80%99+side+and+seafarers+side+expressed+concern+that+the+current+uncertain+situation+could+escalate+into+a+full-scale+trade+war%2C+affecting+the+livelihoods+of+around+two+million+seafarers+around+the+world.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+shipping+industry+is+the+only+industry+that+has+maintained+a+global+minimum+wage%2C+an+officially+recognized+for+the+seafarers+around+the+world+since+1958.+The+ILO%E2%80%99s+Maritime+Labour+Convention+of+2006+requires+JMC+to+set+minimum+monthly+basic+wages+for+qualified+seafarers+on+a+regular+basis.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80P%C3%A5l+Tangen+of+the+Norwegian+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association%2C+who+served+as+spokesperson+for+the+shipowners%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CSeafarers+play+a+vital+role+in+keeping+global+trade+moving%2C+often+under+harsh+and+unpredictable+conditions.+This+agreement+strikes+a+careful+and+appropriate+balance+between+recognizing+the+important+contribution+of+seafarers+and+maintaining+the+sustainability+of+the+global+shipping+industry.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Mark+Dickinson+from+seafarers%E2%80%99+union+Nautilus+International%2C+who+served+as+spokesperson+for+seafarers%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CSeafarers+are+essential+to+transporting+90%25+of+the+cargo+supplied+to+people+around+the+world.+Now%2C+we+have+taken+a+step+towards+further+improving+seafarers%E2%80%99+welfare+by+raising+the+minimum+wage+to+take+into+account+the+expected+rise+in+the+cost+of+living+from+2022+onwards.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83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