The Shipping Chamber acting in its capacity as an employers’ association, signed the renewal of the collective agreement for seafarers employed onflag ships, with the two seafarers’ trade unions, SEK and PEO. According to a statement from the Chamber, the agreement was also co-signed by the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation. The renewed collective agreement, which was signed for the next two years (1 January 2024 - 31 December 2025), “reflects the internationally accepted labour minimum standards, especially in terms of seafarers’ wages.”
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