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01 Apr 2016Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 comes into forceHuman Rights at Sea, as a signatory to the UN Global Compact and supporter of all efforts to eradicate modern slavery, today reports that Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 has come into force in English Law. Kevin Hyland OBE, the UK independent anti-slavery commissioner, has written a letter -
30 Mar 2016Human Rights at Sea delivers new publication on UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the Maritime EnvironmentPRESS RELEASE Immediate Today, the independent maritime human rights charity Human Rights at Sea delivers the first in a series of new publications specifically focused on the implementation of the -
22 Mar 2016UK Modern Slavery Act Briefing Note for the Maritime EnvironmentThe British Modern Slavery Act 2015 (‘the Act’) has been designed to encourage companies that outsource or subcontract work to take responsibility for every stage of their business. The most important -
22 Mar 2016International Rescue Effort continues in the AegeanThe International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) remains committed to developing the maritime search and rescue (SAR) capability of the Greek volunteer service, even following the EU Turkey agreement. “We committed to help until the maritime rescue services can cope with the demand for rescue on -
22 Mar 2016Building a Rights Culture: How Workers can Lead Change in Thai SeafoodPhoto credit: MWRN A joint publication by the International Labour Rights Forum (ILRF) and the Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN) Egregious labor rights abuses, including forced labor and human -
19 Mar 2016The HRAS Interview: Dr Henrik Sornn-Friese – A New Agenda for the Maritime Supply ChainA New Agenda for the Maritime Supply Chain Sustainability expectations are growing in the shipping industry, and a new agenda is emerging. Dr Henrik Sornn-Friese is working to unify what have been -
17 Mar 2016Why BP should be congratulated on their approach to business and human rightsHuman Rights at Sea Commentary As a maritime human rights charity for whom the topic of business and human rights, its implementation in the maritime environment and advocacy in support of awareness of the UN guidance is a key part of our Charitable Objectives, the overt stance and the commitments -
12 Mar 2016New infographics for eyeWitness at Sea Human Rights evidence gathering appHuman Rights at Sea is pleased to announce that the latest explanatory infographics detailing how the eyeWitness App for collecting picture and video evidence at sea can be downloaded and installed -
12 Mar 2016Seafarers: The Forgotten WorkforceVideo is currently unavailable. For some people art is purely for decoration or entertainment, but for community artists in the Big hART group it is a powerful form of communication, often associated
