AIMING to discover their experiences, feelings and needs of their social development, Myanmar Seafarers Federation (MSF) will conduct a survey and hold a talk on knowledge sharing about the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and seafarers’ employment agreement (SEA).
MSF called a press conference about this plan on 25 March at its office on 37th Street in Yangon. Talk and survey collection have been scheduled to be held on 31 March at its office, it said.
“Our objective is to listen to their voice and based on their voice, we will implement better services, training courses and protection of their rights,” said MSF president Captain Soe Min Aung.
As international maritime norms have changed, Myanmar seafarers also needed to understand their rights protected by the law, which is why MSF has planned to emphasize the terms and conditions of CBA and SEA at the talk.
The collection of surveys aims to unveil what seafarers and their families really feel and what they think about the Myanmar Department of Maritime Administration (DMA) and Seafarer Recruitment and Placement Service (SRPS) companies, maritime training schools and seafarer unions, it said. Data from the survey will be crucial for demanding better employment contracts, quality training courses and rights protection, and MFS will use these data for the enhancement of the whole maritime industry, it said. — MT/ZS
