The International Labor Organization (ILO) has published revised Guidelines all Atates on how to deal with seafarer abandonment cases.
The Guidelines are intended to be a reference tool of principles that can be reflected in the design and implementation of policies, strategies, programmes, legislation, administrative measures and social dialogue mechanisms on the resolution of cases of abandonment of seafarers.
Available at the link: https://storage.mtwtu.org.ua/source/1/XlW624lKNNCATUeDN5TtiFsjLeTeGXKU.pdf
As we have already told, unfortunately, Ukrainians are still among the top 5 nationalities found on abandoned ships. The tendency shows that seafarers who do not carefully read the terms of the employment contract and do not know their rights face such problems.
In order not to find yourself on an abandoned ship because of actions of dishonest employment intermediaries, you can check the vessel in advance using the link or by contacting MTWTU: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.list?p_lang=en
