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Minimum Wages for Seafarers on Foreign-Registered Vessels, Law Library of Congress Report (Oct. 2024)

Law Library Publishes New Report, “Minimum Wages for Seafarers on Foreign-Registered Vessels”

Posted by: Ruth Levush

This post announces the publication of a report on jurisdictions that impose salary requirements on foreign mariners in their waters. It provides information on the conditions and type of wages paid under such requirements. The report is based on the findings of a multi-jurisdictional survey conducted by the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.