Government “in principle” agrees to extension of employee welfare measures to seamen neighborhood: NUSI
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The transfer is anticipated to profit round 4 lakh Indian seafarers of all ranks working onboard Indian in addition to international ships, NUSI mentioned in a launch.
The authorities has “in principle” authorised the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) demand of extending employee welfare measures equivalent to provident fund and pension to the seamen neighborhood.
The transfer is anticipated to profit round 4 lakh Indian seafarers of all ranks working onboard Indian in addition to international ships, NUSI mentioned in a launch.
NUSI, the apex physique representing a big part of seamen within the nation, had in June petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in search of these advantages amongst others for the seafarers, saying the neighborhood can also be ‘’the second line of defence” in occasions of calamities and wars.
“The central government has recently given its in-principal approval to the demand of NUSI to offer provident fund, gratuity and pension benefits to Indian seafarers,” the union mentioned.
NUSI General Secretary-cum-Treasurer, Abdulgani Y Serang mentioned that the “agreement to extend the benefits of provident fund, gratuity and pension to all ranks of more than four lakh merchant navy seafarers working on both Indian and foreign flag ships was reached at the 137th meeting of the board of trustees of the Seamens’ Provident Fund under the Chairmanship of Director General of Shipping, Amitabh Kumar.” Mr. Seranag, who can also be government member of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), mentioned the board of trustees’ assembly happened on January 11.
While the provident fund for seafarers is within the statutes for Indian flag ships, the gratuity and pension continues to be a bilateral association between NUSI and the shipowners as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, in accordance to the seamen’s physique.
For almost 20 years, NUSI has been demanding the advantages of PF, gratuity and pension to change into statute for all ranks of seafarers — officers, petty officers, rankings, and others serving on each Indian and international flag ships.
On the directions of NUSI, greater than 25,000 seafarers had signed a petition addressed to the Prime Minister throughout the COVID-19 pandemic final 12 months, mentioned the discharge, including that “post this, the demands of NUSI have been finally met.” The extension of these welfare measures to seamen will assist in taking care of them when they aren’t engaged on ships, Mr. Serang added.
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