Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2017, published 107th ILC session (2018)

Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen) Convention, 1966 (No. 126) - Greece (Ratification: 1990)

Article 3(1) of the Convention. Implementing legislation. The Committee has been requesting the Government for a number of years to specify the laws or regulations which ensure the application of the provisions of Parts II, III and IV of the Convention, as required under its Article 3(1). In successive reports, the Government has indicated that, upon ratification, any ratified Convention becomes an integral part of domestic law and there is therefore no need for adopting specific legislation to implement its provisions. The Committee had requested more detailed explanations in respect of Presidential Decree No. 281/1996 on minimum safety and health requirements for work on board fishing vessels. In particular, reference was made to section 13.4 of Annex I and section 13.3 of Annex II of the Presidential Decree, which sets out separate crew accommodation requirements based on the nature of the voyage (domestic or international). The Committee had recalled in this regard that the Convention does not set out separate crew accommodation requirements based on the nature of the voyage (domestic or international) undertaken by the fishing vessel. The Committee takes note of the explanation provided by the Government that the Convention is fully applicable to both domestic and international voyages.

Furthermore, the Committee notes Council Directive (EU) 2017/159 of 19 December 2016 implementing the Agreement concerning the implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 of the International Labour Organization, concluded on 21 May 2012 between the General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union (COGECA), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the Association of National Organizations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union (Europêche). According to its Article 4(1), Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 15 November 2019. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any new laws or regulations related to the Convention adopted in the context of the implementation of the abovementioned Directive.