Research On The International Legal Protection Of Seafarers’ Labor Rights

Seafarers are fundamental to shipping.Taking into account the mobility of seafarers,to achieve the goal of protecting their rights,it requires the cooperation of external entities such as international organizations,sovereign states,industry associations,etc.This implies the complexity of the international legal protection of seafarers’ labor rights,which is also the problem to be solved in this article.This thesis focuses on the international legal protection of seafarers’ labor rights.Through literature research method,normative analysis method and other research methods,it analyzes existing problems and proposes solutions to achieve the purpose of protecting seafarers’ labor rights.And it is divided into four parts.The first chapter is an overview of the international legal protection of seafarers’ labor rights.Based on clarifying the concept of seafarers’ labor rights,it explains the legal basis of the issue of international legal protection of seafarers’ labor rights from the perspective of human rights.And then it proposes problems in the international law around cooperation.The second chapter studies the existing modes of international legal protection of seafarers’ labor rights.It sorts out the protection methods of international organizations such as the International Labor Organization and the International Maritime Organization,and industry associations such as the International Transport Workers’ Federation.It summarizes the responsibilities of the contracting states under the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention.Finally,it sums up the remedies for seafarers when their labor rights are infringed.The third chapter analyzes the problems existing in the international legal protection of seafarers’ labor rights.It discusses the reasons why it is difficult for different participants to play their respective roles.Then it introduces the specific manifestations of the difficulty in realizing their rights according to the framework of the seafarers’ labor rights compiled in Chapter 1.The fourth chapter puts forward suggestions for improving the international legal protection of seafarers’ labor rights,which responds to the causes and manifestations of the problem.The countermeasures are discussed from the two levels in order to effectively protect the seafarers’ labor rights.On the one hand,it considers the trouble with the existing system,which addresses root causes.On the other hand,it returns to the starting point of putting people first addressing symptoms.Ultimately this paper aims at achieving the goal of protecting seafarers’ labour rights.In summary,only by proceeding from the protection of human rights and grasping the important solution of international cooperation can the seafarers’ labor rights be effectively protected.