Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Seamen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926 (No. 22) - French Polynesia

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report to the effect that the French Maritime Labour Code is not applicable in Polynesia. It requests the Government to provide information on the following points.

Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee notes that under section 4 of the Act of 17 July 1986 concerning general principles of labour law and organization and operation of the labour inspection service and the labour tribunals in French Polynesia, the articles of agreement may be adopted in the forms acceptable to the contracting parties, which may also be in writing. The Committee reminds the Government that the Convention requires that seamen’s articles of agreement must be completed in writing and requests the Government to indicate the parts of national legislation applying this provision in practice.

Articles 12 and 13. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply information on the application by national legislation and regulations of these provisions of the Convention.