Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
THE escalating Israel-Hamas conflict has prompted Danish shipping employers, along with three other Danish groups — Danish Shipowners Association (Danske Rederier), The Danish Association of Marine Engineers (Maskinmestrenes Forenig), and Metal Maritime, in conjunction with the trade union, Danks El-Forbund — to grant an "inconvenience allowance" to seafarers on Danish-flagged vessels.
In an agreement dated Dec. 28, 2023, seafarers on these vessels are entitled to additional compensation equivalent to 100 percent of their basic salary or usual fixed salary (excluding pension and other supplements). This "surcharge" is paid daily while the ship traverses the identified "High Risks Areas," encompassing the southern part of the Red Sea and the southern part of the southern coast of Yemen, as specified by the December 23 International Bargaining Forum.
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