On 29 July 2014 a collective bargaining agreement was signed between Fedil –Shipping representing the employers in the maritime sector and both OGB-L and LCGB as labour unions representing the employees.

On 29 July 2014 a collective bargaining agreement was signed between Fedil –Shipping representing the employers in the maritime sector and both OGB-L and LCGB as labour unions representing the employees.

This agreement constitutes a de facto transposition of COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2009/13/EC of 16 February 2009 implementing the Agreement concluded by the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, and amending Directive 1999/63/EC and should as such be applied by all operators on Luxembourg flagged ships.

The original text of the agreement has been published on our website in French and in English (only the French text being legally binding).