Abstract

Abandonment is a significant challenge that seafarers face today. The number of seafarer abandonment instances has increased between 2020 and 2021, and dealing with this issue has become a major concern for policymakers. In 2021, in total, 1,399 seafarers on 94 vessels were abandoned. The 2006 Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) was amended in 2014 to include provisions for protecting abandoned seafarers. Newly inserted provisions established a financial security system for assisting seafarers in a seafarer abandonment situation. Although today the MLC incorporates this mechanism to protect abandoned seafarers, the issue of abandonment of seafarers continues to persist, and the time consumed in resolving these cases is sometimes very long. This article assesses the effectiveness of the financial security system under the MLC in granting protection to abandoned seafarers. It highlights the current regime's flaws and how the regime can be improved.

摘要

遗弃是海员当今面临的重大挑战。2020年至2021年间，海员被遗弃的案例数量有所增加，处理这一问题已成为政策制定者的主要关注点。2021年，共有94艘船上的1,399名海员被抛弃。2006 年《海事劳工公约》(MLC) 于 2014 年进行了修订，纳入了保护被遗弃海员的条款。新插入的条款建立了一个财务保障制度，用于在海员被遗弃的情况下为海员提供援助。尽管如今海事劳工委员会纳入了这一机制来保护被遗弃海员，但被遗弃海员的问题仍然持续存在，而且解决这些案件所需的时间有时很长。本文评估了海事劳工公约下的财务保障体系为被遗弃海员提供保护的有效性。它强调了现行制度的缺陷以及如何改进该制度。