Senator Sonny Angara is optimistic that the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers will finally become a law after over a decade of languishing in the legislative mill.
As the author of Senate Bill 135, which along with other similar measures has been consolidated into Senate Bill 2369, the chair of the Senate finance committee said that this will ensure the rights of Filipino seafarers will be upheld and that they will be given protection under existing laws.
“Ilang beses na inihahain ang panukalang ito. Napakahalaga ang ambag ng mga marino sa ating bansa kaya nararapat lang na palawigin pa natin lalo ang kanilang karapatan at paigtingin ang mga proteksyon na binibigay sa kanila sa ilalim ng batas,” Angara said.
The bill, which is now up for debates in plenary, lists the various rights of Filipino seafarers including the right to just terms and conditions of work; right to self-organization, to engage in collective bargaining, and to participate in democratic exercises.
Filipino seafarers will also be provided with various perks and minimum standards of employment, including compulsory benefits like decent accommodation, sanitation, recreation and food facilities.
“Napakalaki at napakahalaga na sektor ng mga marino sa ating bansa kaya nararapat lamang na mabigyan sila ng mga karampatang benepisyo para na din sa kanilang mga pamilya,” Angara said.
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