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Ferry firms sign up to labour code, but will it be enough ask unions

Brittany Ferries' chief executive Christophe Mathieu, and president Jean-Marc Roué signed a voluntary charter to protect the rights of seafarers on the English Channel on 24 July. The ceremony was hosted by French shipping minister Hervé Berville, and UK maritime minister, Baroness Vere.The charters are a complement to laws mandating minimum wages for sailors on ferries operating cross-Channel routes - in the UK, the Seafarers Wages Act was and, in ... [+]