> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:37:30 +0000 > Subject: [marinongpinoy] Contractual or permanent employment for seafarers? > > > > (This article should spark debate within the industry) > > > Contractual or permanent employment? > > THE CURRENT debate on the employment status of Filipino seafarers > took center stage during the maritime debate held by the Shipping & > Travel Journal in time for the celebration of the national maritime > celebration led by the Maritime Industry Authority. > Which is good for the Filipino seafarers: Contractual or Permanent > Employment? Such debate on the issue was held at the second floor of > the Luneta Seafarer's Welfare Foundation ground recently, and > several seafarers joined the lively discussion. > Those who were on the side of Permanent Employment were: Ka. Roger > San Andres, Domingo Garviola, Jaime Ambrosio, and Chief Mate Hernan > Patches. They were joined in by Eduardo Buco. They maintained that > there will be more benefits if the employment is permanent for all > seafarers. > On the other hand, the Contractual Employment Team were: Capt. > Victor Alviola, Capt. Galino, and Deo Cansino. The team maintained > that there will be many complications if the seafarers are given > permanent employment. First, that would be violative of the law of > the land where contractual nature of seafarer's employment has been > decided upon by the Supreme Court last year. > The leader of the debating team, Capt. Alviola, pointed out that > Filipino seafarers can not be given permanent employment as most of > the ship owner's wanted contractual employment only. In his > assessment, the Filipino seafarers don't have the power to change > that structure and the Philippine Government doesn't have the > willpower to change the status quo. > Meanwhile, Ka. Roger, who was a former sea and land-based worker and > still strong at 62, stressed that under the permanent employment > system, there is security of tenure for Filipino seafarers unlike > now that everybody is treated casual. > He claimed that there are benefits given to the seafarers and if > these can be made permanent, then the seafarers will be better off. > He also said that seafarers are better protected and their welfare > benefits are assured under the permanent setup. > In the words of C/M Patches, as he claimed he was on a permanent > employment with a company that has FPSO, not only was he assured of > security on the job, he is assured of benefits and allowances. He > said he need not worry how he will travel as the company pays for > it. He stressed that iIn the end, when something happens to me, my > family is assured of benefits that would be given by the company, > C/M Patches said. > As for Capt. Galino, one of the contractual team, he explained that > he has been on contractual work for many years now and he has seen > no problem dealing with it. He said he can change employer anytime > and he has in fact served with various companies for years now. > Entitled DEBATEng MARINO, it was organized by Leo J. Santiago of STJ > and supported by MARINA, CF Sharp Crew Management, LUSWELF and the > Ratings Association of the Philippines (RAP). In fact, most of those > who joined the debate were members of the RAP. > It must be recalled that at the last Philmancon, IMEC president Ian > Sherwood floated the idea that maybe we are having acute shortages > for marine officers due to contractual employment. He said, without > finality that "maybe our problems of lack of officers could be > solved by permanent employment." > Debate at the schools > Meantime, at the Maritime Debate of Students held at the AIMS > Colleges, Pasay City, it was held that incorporation of management > level subjects in the baccalaureate courses is not possible as it > will mean additional costs on the part of the schools and those who > would be getting it. > While CHED has been instructed by the Senate to study the issue > thoroughly, the students of the PMMS Las Pinas, which defended the > negative side, were of the opinion that MLC should be given to the > training centers. > On the other hand, debaters of the Enverga University took the > position that incorporating the ML subjects would further give the > would-be seafarers better competency to work onboard ships. They > argued that the schools can not be underestimated as they have human > resources and the capital to conduct management level subjects given > the mandate. > PMMS Las Pinas emerged the better debating team as they had > explained their side with articulateness expected of debaters better > than their opponents. They received certificates and gold medals for > the effort. > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
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