Posting this on bahalf of Svein Lundeng who never gives up fighting for his fellow workers
Here we go again in Port of Oslo : Here is Tinto IMO 7369168 to unload at Kneppeskjær (BMC) in Oslo July 19-17 without registered dockworkers.
BMC and other employers in Oslo harbor have obviously not accepted that the Oslo Port has made a decision that ILO 137 SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN PORT OF OSLO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRQWuGEZexU Oslo Docker Roar Langaard claims: "ITF has given Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund mandate to make the Port of Oslo a POC. So we now have to set a date for when to be back 100%, or else Oslo will be declared a POC. And to be clear, the ITF inspectors has been doing a good jobb in supporting us in Oslo.
IDC has been in Oslo to support many times" From June 16.: https://www.facebook.com/Dockersfight/posts/1873009766292833
BMC and other employers in Oslo harbor have obviously not accepted that the Oslo Port has made a decision that ILO 137 SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN PORT OF OSLO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRQWuGEZexU Oslo Docker Roar Langaard claims: "ITF has given Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund mandate to make the Port of Oslo a POC. So we now have to set a date for when to be back 100%, or else Oslo will be declared a POC. And to be clear, the ITF inspectors has been doing a good jobb in supporting us in Oslo.
IDC has been in Oslo to support many times" From June 16.: https://www.facebook.com/Dockersfight/posts/1873009766292833
Good result that needs to be followed up closely...
The Port Authority in Oslo has decided to comply with ILO 137 and not accept social dumping. "A light in the tunnel," says Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund.
The Port Authority in Oslo has decided to comply with ILO 137 and not accept social dumping. "A light in the tunnel," says Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund.
Last afternoon, the port council in Oslo met with great suspicion that Oslo Harbor would make a decision that would increase or curb the conflict level.
Harbor workers in the capital have for a long time accused Oslo Harbor of looking at their fingers with what they believe is social dumping at the port, and several reports made by ITF on board ships that have been docked in Oslo have confirmed breach of international regulations.
Last week, the International Transport Workers' Federation, ITF, gave its Norwegian Co-ordination Committee a mandate to declare Oslo Harbor as a convenience port, if there was no solution with the authorities at both the harbor and the town hall in Oslo. At the same time, both the Seamen's Confederation and the Transport Workers' Federation demanded a meeting with city council leader Raymond Johansen or city council Geir Lippestad to explain to politicians what such a statement would mean.
The decision
Following a thorough debate, the following decision was made late last afternoon:
1. Oslo port shall comply with ILO Convention 137
2. Oslo Port KF believes that the parties, NHO LT and NTF, must jointly resolve disagreement on how ILO Convention 137 should be understood and implemented in Oslo port.
3. Oslo Havn KF will, by knowledge or suspected breach of applicable regulations, notify relevant supervisory authorities and, if necessary, address this with its own customers and actors in Oslo port.
4. If shipping companies use seafarers on vessels with flags of convenience to carry out unloading and cargo work at the port, this is likely to be at a wage level that creates undesirable competition with Norwegian labor. The Port Authority believes that this may mean a violation of current regulations that can be classified as social dumping, and expects shipping companies to avoid such practices.
5. The Harbor Board encourages everyone to know possible breaches of current regulations in how the work will be organized to report this to the Norwegian Maritime Directorate as the responsible government agency.
6. The Port Authority refers to and supports NHO LT's letter of 6 October 2016 where the organization "encourages both NHO LT members and other actors in Oslo harbor, to use the OBF Loose and Load Office."
- Shows will
Port Authority member Silje Josten Kjosbakken from the party Rødt - and in addition, is a cohabitant with the deputy head of the Oslo Bryggearbeideres Forening, Roar Langaard - says there was debate around several of the points, but she is very pleased with the decision.
"The cooperation agreement between Red and city council parties said that Oslo should comply with ILO 137, but the decision added" port "so that there is no doubt as to where and for whom that convention will apply. Thus, the preferential rights of the harbor workers are also taken care of. We have also received a decision saying that Oslo Havn KF should be an active party and ensure compliance with the resolutions and regulations in the harbor, as well as defined social dumping and made the board active in suspicion of breach of current regulations. All I'm disappointed is that my initial proposal that "registered port workers should be used for unloading and loading operations on board ships in the port" was not adopted, "said Kjosbakken.
She believes the decision can contribute to better relations at the port.
"Despite the controversy and disagreement about some of the resolutions, I believe that the final outcome of the meeting shows that the seated board wants to see that the port is being managed in the right direction and that we take active responsibility to get clean conditions. I also find that the board has shown willingness to get into the situation by deciding in March to postpone the case to obtain more information from NTF, seamen's organizations and NHO LT, "she said.
Kjosbakken also promises to follow if the situation does not change at Oslo port.
"It will be natural for me to resume the matter in the board if conditions in the port do not change in line with the decisions made," emphasizes Silje Josten Kjosbakken.
Exposes POC statement.
Terje Fenn Samuelsen, 1st Deputy Head of Transport Workers' Union, is also pleased. He says that declaring Oslo as a convenience port after these decisions will not come immediately.
"We must assess the impact of these decisions, and must give it some time," says Fenn Samuelsen.
However, he does not hide the fact that the decision of the Harbor Council provides reason for careful optimism.
"There is a light in the tunnel with this decision," says Fenn Samuelsen.
The manager of the Norwegian Harbor Workers' Union, Bjørn Steffensen, says to the Transport Worker that most of the decision is good, but he would like to have even more tougher and more concrete decisions. He points out, however, that the experience gained from the conflict in Oslo Harbor in recent years makes it too early to put the threat of declaring the port of POC (Port of Convenience) away.
"The story shows that we must still work on the POC campaign in Oslo. So it will be a surprise if we do not have to introduce it to Oslo, "he says.
Tommy Torgersen, head of Oslo Bryggearbeideres Forening, is completely in line with Steffensen.
"The decision to Oslo harbor is good, but we expect it to be completed and that we will see the results of this.If we do not get the port cleaned up in the social dumping that has been going on for a long time, we must work on POC, he says.
Transportarbeideren has also been in contact with Thor Christian Hansteen in NHO Logistics and Transport. He does not want to comment on the decision.
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