The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
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Meeting Reinforces Relations with Ukraine November 28, 2012 The Director of SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights recently met with a special human rights commissioner for the Ukraine, home to thousands of the world’s seafarers, to discuss problems facing men More...
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Fulfilling Maritime Convention’s Promise August 22, 2012 The Director of SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights weighs in on the importance of the the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, set to come into force in a year’s time. Stevenson calls it “the most More...
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January 24, 2009
Recruiting and Retaining Seafarers Security Restrictions, Criminal Prosecutions and Abandonment Douglas B. StevensonDirector, Center for Seafarers’ RightsThe Seamen’s Church Institute
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November 11, 2008
Deborah G Blanchard, Staff AttorneyThe Seamen’s Church Institute World Maritime University SymposiumMalmö, Sweden INTRODUCTION Good morning, and thank you for that kind introduction. I am honored...
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Developing MLC, 2006 Enforcement Guidelines
October 15, 2008
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006), sometimes called the “Seafarers’ Bill of Rights”, is important international legislation protecting seafarers’ rights.
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CSR Director Consults with Papal Nuncio
September 30, 2008
Douglas B. Stevenson, Director of the Seamen’s Church Insitute’s (SCI) Center for Seafarers’ Rights met recently with the Most Reverend Silvano Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the...
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SCI Responds to Abandoned Seafarers
September 24, 2008
SCI has been concerned with the problem of abandoned crews for several years. On May 8, 1998, SCI sponsored a roundtable group devoted to addressing the problem of repatriating abandoned crews. ...
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UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 2008
June 20, 2008
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January 29, 2008
Marine Log Maritime & Port Security Washington, DC Delivered January 29, 2008 SEAFARERS: STILL PART OF THE ANSWER, NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM
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