Seafarers win a better basic wage as shipowners seek to limit rise
After almost three years on a global minimum wage of $614 a month, seafarers will see an incremental $27 rise in pay by the beginning of 2021. Seafarer trade unions and shipowner representatives negotiated the wage boost during two-day talks at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva
Seafarer trade unions and shipowner representatives agree to a $27 increase in the minimum wage by 2021