Decision No. 1221/QD-TTg of July 25, 2013, approving the Plan on implementation of the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention

THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No. 1221/QD-TTg of July 25, 2013, approving the Plan on implementation of the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention  

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the June 14, 2005 Law on the Conclusion of, Accession to, and Implementation of Treaties;

Pursuant to the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention;

Pursuant to the President’s Decision No. 547/2013/QD-CTN of March 22, 2013, on the accession to the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention;

At the proposal of the Minister of Transport,

DECIDES:

Article 1. To approve the Plan on implementation of the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention (below referred to as 2006 MLC) of the International Labor Organization (ILO) together with this Decision.

Article 2.

This Decision takes effect on the date of its signing.

Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees and heads of related agencies and units shall implement this Decision.-

Prime Minister
NGUYEN TAN DUNG

 Plan on implementation of the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention

(Promulgated together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1221/QD-TTg of July 25, 2013)

I. PURPOSES AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Purposes

a/ To fully and comprehensively implement the provisions of the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention (2006 MLC) to which Vietnam is a contracting party, aiming to ensure crewmembers’ rights and legitimate interests and raise their capacity in service of effective operation of Vietnamese seagoing fleets.

b/ To develop the maritime human resource in accordance with the 2006 MLC in order to raise safety and quality of international ocean shipping.

2. Requirements

a/ The Plan shall be implemented comprehensively and in line with the Strategy for development of Vietnamese human resources during 2011-2020 (promulgated together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 579/QD-TTg of April 19, 2011), and contents and orientations of development of Vietnamese seagoing fleets by 2020 under the approved master plan on development of Vietnam’s ocean shipping up to 2020 and orientations towards 2030;

b/ The implementation of the 2006 MLC must synchronize and conform with provisions of the revised 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the revised 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) and the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and the 1978 Protocol (MARPOL) to which Vietnam is a contracting party;

c/ Ministries, agencies and localities assigned to assume the prime responsibility for, or coordinate in, performing the tasks stated in the Plan shall proactively and positively elaborate programs and plans, and implement them according to the prescribed schedule, and with quality and effectiveness;

d/ To assure close relationship and synchronous coordination among ministries, agencies and localities, and promptly handle or report to competent authorities for handling difficulties and problems arising in the course of  the Plan implementation;

dd/ The propagation, popularization, and guidance on the implementation of, the 2006 MLC and the maritime labor law must be conducted regularly, continuously and promptly.

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