International Maritime Labour Law, 2015 Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs Series, Vol. 34

This book focuses on maritime employment from a private international law perspective. The first chapter analyzes the background against which international jurisdiction and conflict of laws rules are drawn up and examines uniform law in this context, in particular the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention and the 2007 ILO Convention No. 188 on Work in Fishing. The second chapter addresses international jurisdiction issues as regards individual employment contracts, while also exploring other issues (e.g. insolvency-related and social security matters) that are subsequently revisited in the third chapter while discussing conflict of laws issues related to said contracts. In turn, chapter four focuses on collective labour relations and private international law, i.e. collective agreements, strikes and other forms of collective action and information, and on the participation rights of employees in business matters.

Comprehensively addresses all essential aspects of maritime employment Analyzes the impact of private international law issues on collective labor matters Examines in detail the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention (which entered into force in August 2013) and the 2007 Work in Fishing Convention (a decision the EU has already asked member states to adhere to) Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras