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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 mechanism in the Act is found in Section 54, the transparency in supply chains provision. This -
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 -
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, until now, fragmented attempts to bring best environmental practices to the maritime supply chain -
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 -
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 with social change. They turn ordinary people into artists so they can share their life and views -
12 Mar 2016Global Fishing Watch Enables Clear View of Fishing in Marine Protected AreasGlobal Fishing Watch Enables Clear View of Fishing in Marine Protected Areas New Tech Tool Can Test the Success of Phoenix Islands Protected Area WASHINGTON – Oceana has released a new report -
12 Mar 2016Seaman Guard Ohio: “Foreign Mercenaries”Source: The Maritime Executive. Reproduced with permission. In an radio interview on BBC World Service news this week, a former Indian seafarer defended his country’s imprisonment of the men on board
