Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2019, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Fishermen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1959 (No. 114) - Cyprus (Ratification: 1966)

Article 3 of the Convention. Conditions for signing the articles of the agreement. The Committee requested the Government to indicate the legal provisions implementing Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the Government refers, in its report, to sections 3(1) and 3(3) of the Ratification Law on Fishermen’s Articles of Agreement Convention (Law 73/1966). The Committee takes note of this information, which addresses its previous request.

Article 6. Particulars of the agreement. The Committee requested the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to ensure that the standard contract of employment is fully in line with the requirements of Article 6. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the Shipping Deputy Ministry is drafting a new standard contract of employment for fishers. The Committee hopes that the new standard contract will fully comply with the requirements of the Convention and requests the Government to provide a copy of the new contract once available.