Robert Courts – 2022 Comments on Fair Pay for Seafarers

The comments made by Robert Courts, the Maritime Minister, on 6 July 2022.

Britain’s rich maritime history and exciting future is thanks to the extraordinary men and women who work at sea.

Fair pay for seafarers is a must and the new laws we’ve introduced in Parliament today send a clear signal to operators that the UK will not let seafarers be priced out of their jobs by rogue bosses.