On August 202013 came into force, «the Bill of Rights of Seafarers» MLC-2006. Paris Memorandum of Understanding announced his willingness to work under the new rules. The campaign «IAA» referring to the press service of the Russian Trade Union of Seafarers (SUR). Action MLC-2006 applies to all ships engaged in commercial activities engaged in international voyages. Bill is a set of standards and living conditions of seafarers and includes requirements to ensure compliance with these regulations by governments and shipowners. The new document has proclaimed «the Bill of Rights of the sailors» and will become a new pillar of the maritime law conventions along with Solas, STCW and Marpol. For Primorye, often working «under the banner of» such «grandiose maritime powers» as Belize and Mongolia, «Bill of Rights sailors» is very relevant. Because up to this point we have no rights they did not have and could not be
Eugene Zhitnikova, RIA «VladNews»