Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Seafarers' Pensions Convention, 1946 (No. 71) - Lebanon (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It is therefore bound to repeat its previous comments.

Repetition

Articles 2 to 4 of the Convention. Pension scheme for seafarers. The Committee has been drawing the Government’s attention to the need to establish or secure the establishment of a scheme for the payment of pensions to seafarers on retirement from sea service. The Committee recalls the Government’s previous indications that it was in the process of preparing a draft text regulating the seafarers’ pension scheme in consultation with the Association of Lebanese Shipowners and Federation of Maritime Transport Unions. The Committee hopes that the necessary measures will be taken to give effect to the provisions of the Convention, and requests the Government to provide full details of steps taken or envisaged, including finalizing its national regulations to establish a pension scheme for seafarers and to supply a copy of any text once it has been adopted.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the near future.