The third in 2013 Action Week against flag of convenience (FOC) was launched today, September 9 2013 in the ports of the Asia-Pacific Region (APR), the Seafarers’ Union of Russia (SUR) said.
The action campaign will take place in Japan, Korea, Russia and Taiwan.
Inspectors of the International Transport Workers' Federation and local maritime unions will check the working and living conditions of crew members, the technical condition of the vessels and their compliance with the ILO’s 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention.
At the ports of Nakhodka and Vladivostok the vessels will be inspected by representatives of the SUR.