Family seeks deeper probe on seafarer’s death in UAE
Résumé
Date indiquée: 16 Oct 2023
Lieu: Émirats arabes unis
Entreprises
StarOcean Manning - Labour SupplierConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Philippines , Expédition, construction navale et démantèlement de navires , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Excessive production targets , Morts , Occupational Health & Safety , Heat exposure , Accès à l'information , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par The Resource Centre
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited the staffing agency, StarOcean Manning, to respond to the allegations and to disclose information on how they address the risk of heat exposure for crews, including what steps they take to engage clients on this issue. Star Ocean Manning did not respond to the Resource Centre's request for comment.
Type de source: News outlet
The family of a seafarer who died on board a bulk carrier while on port call in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) asked for a deeper investigation.
[A Filipino migrant worker] ... died on Oct. 9 after he collapsed while on board the Star Gwyneth bulk carrier...
“We sent a representative to the UAE because the company said we are not allowed to make a followup. It turned out later that there is no prohibition for us to make a followup on Coleto’s death,” [brother-in-law Bon] Salinas said in an interview Monday.
A family representative was told that the case has been closed and that the cause of death was cardiac arrest, he said... In an Oct. 9 statement issued by the family and obtained Monday, it was alleged that Coleto was ordered by his employer to perform exhaustive cleaning and sweeping under scorching heat, as attested to by his co-workers.
“Coleto, who has been working in the carrier for nearly 10 years, worked for an extended 38 hours with only a two-hour break,” the statement said.
Coleto's staffing agency, StarOcean Manning Inc., informed them of his death but “expressed deep concern and dissatisfaction with the agency’s alleged lack of transparency regarding the specific circumstances of Albert’s death.”...
The family said they intend to file a case against his manning agency and other involved entities for the apparent negligence and disregard for the safety and health of crew members.