APROBADO ug balaud na ang Magna Carta for Seafarers human ang 20 ka tuig nga pagbalik-balik sa mga nangaging Congress nga ma-aprobahan kini.
Kaniadto pang 2004 kini giduso ug gituki sa mga congressmen, mapasar hangtud 3rd reading ug ma-transmit sa Senado.
“The Magna Carta of Seafarers is a complex law with even more complex underlying bases. That is partly why it took so long to become a law. The other part is the resistance of some stakeholders to change. It was a game of endurance. This time, Congress and the national government won”, pamahayag pa ni Congw. Alexie Tutor, ang Chairperson sa House Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation.
“Finally, the 20-year chapter ends, and a new one begins. Seafarers now have what is essentially a labor code for their sector, designed to give them end-to-end protection from the time they enter maritime school to when they retire from their profession.”
Ubos sa atong balaud, ang seafaring maglakip sa naval architecture ug marine engineering nga ‘profession being regulated by the PRC’.
“As chairperson of the House Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation, I am also responsible for professional seafarers working locally and abroad.”
“Contrary to prevalent misconception, the Magna Carta of Seafarers covers those who work overseas and here in our country. But not covered are fishing vessels, ships of traditional built, government ships not engaged in commercial operations, and warships, naval auxiliaries, and Coast Guard vessels. It is therefore clear that the law covers domestic shipping and passenger vessels.”
“This new law has provisions on domestic seafarers, inspection and enforcement, shipboard training, maritime higher education and curriculum, and roles of the CHED and Coast Guard.” (Kahlil Lester O. Camba)
