Abstract
Seafarers are a vulnerable group of workers exposed to numerous occupational hazards associated with exceptionally high-risk work-related casualties. Existing research shows that the shipping sector’s fatal accident rate is significantly higher than other sectors. Due to their high risk of occupational casualties, seafarers and their families are more likely to be involved in workplace injury compensation claims. Providing maritime occupational accident victims with sufficient support is crucial social welfare and social justice issue within the global shipping industry. This chapter selects Chinese seafarers, the world’s largest group of maritime labourers, to investigate the legal challenges they face in the process of compensation claims following industrial accidents. Two qualitative research methods, documentary analysis and a semi-structured interview, are applied in this research. The findings suggest that the entitlements available to Chinese seafarers, particularly those working on foreign-flagged vessels, are inferior to the shore-based workers who are covered by Chinese labour laws.
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