A move to overturn UK government policy excluding seafarers working in UK waters from the national minimum wage has been put forward in parliament.
If adopted, the amendment to the existing National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) Order would prevent shipping operators from exploiting the disparity in wages between countries to use cheap labour in UK waters.
Nautilus International, the maritime professionals’ union, said that if the draft Affirmative Order, which is subject to Privy Council clearance, is accepted, it will have succeeded in achieving one of its most important aims — to apply the National Minimum Wage to all vessels engaged in UK waters.
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