The state -owned DGS participates in the promotion of maritime education and training in coordination with the international maritime organization, and in the regulation of employment and well -being of Indian sailors | Photo credit: Vivek blessed
The General Directorate of Shipping (DG shipping) has taken energetic measures against 97 recruitment agencies and placement services (RPS) for violating maritime regulations. Blocked 74 of the theme; He suspended five and withdrew the licenses permanently for 18 between January 1, 2024 and May 5, 2025.
The state -owned DGS participates in the promotion of maritime education and training in coorination with the international maritime organization, and in the regulation of employment and well -being of Indian sailors.
The repression of DGS is due to an increase in the number of problems such as fraudulent recruitment and the exploitation of sea people by RPS agencies through the use of false documents to obtain work aboard ships abroad. After placing them, they abandon them and the sea people of thesis are subject to inhuman treatment aboard ships in foreign ships. This highlights systemic problems in the maritime sector of India, that employers of about 250,000 marinas said a source.
“Around 71 cases of boats are currently active, and all ships are abroad,” said a DGS source. “Our goal is to stop the dishonest agents,” said the source without giving any number. There are cases of serious fraud, presenting false documents, cheating the people of the innocent mar for money from the bar and placing them in lower quality ships. The sailors are abandoned in these ships and are being mistreated, added the source.
The online privileges of Electronic Government of DG sending the RPS agency have been blocked to sign sea people, waiting for the issuance of a show cause of show (SCN) and additional research. However, the RPS agency can sign sea people who were incorporated or migrated through their agency, said a commercial circular of DGS.
In the case of suspended, the license of the RPS agency in question is suspended by the competent authority for a special period. The ‘retired’ state means that the RPS license granted to the RPS agency in question has been permanently revoked by the competent authority.
The action is aligned with the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006, specifically regulation 1.4, which requires strict supervision of marina’s private recruitment services, which requires financial licensing systems and protection such as insurance due to monetary failures.
The problem is serious due to the bad employment granted by many RP to young people in countries such as Iran and Malaysia, Captain Sanjay Prashar, a Marine and CEO Human Resources professional or VR Maritime, based in Mumbai, based in Mumbai. Business line. There are more than 500 RP in India, and there is no fear of quality employers. The credit is destined to the sea people who raised complaints against the thesis 97 Indian RPS companies in the Wham action have been tasks, he said in a publication on social networks.
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Posted on May 15, 2025
