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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.

Picture of title page of the Law Library of Congress report titled Access to Ingormation for Persons with Disabilities in Selected Jurisdictions

Law Library’s Newly Published Legal Report Titled, “Access to Information for Persons with Disabilities in Selected Jurisdictions”

Posted by: Elin Hofverberg

The Law Library of Congress recently published a multinational report, Access to Information for Persons with Disabilities in Selected Jurisdictions, which provides individual surveys of selected jurisdictions and gives an overview of their legislation on access to information for persons with disabilities. Providing access constitutes one of the human rights protections specifically guaranteed under article …