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  Australian Seafarers Welfare Council (ASWC)

AMWS ​Membership & Participation

AMWS Participation - Australian Seafarers Welfare Council

Australian Seafarers' Welfare Council
https://www.amsa.gov.au/australian-seafarers-welfare-council
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The shipping industry depends on the seafarers that crew the ships of the world’s commercial fleets. The welfare of those seafarers is a major factor in the safe working and operation of the industry. However, until early last decade, there had been little in the way of a coordinated national approach to this vital human aspect.

The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) requires establishment of welfare boards at the port, regional and national level.
In Australia, we have established the Australian Seafarers’ Welfare Council (ASWC) to ensure the adequacy of existing welfare facilities and to assist in coordination of port/regional welfare committees.

​The ASWC's vision is for appropriate welfare services for seafarers visiting Australian ports. The ASWC consists of representatives from:
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  • Apostleship of the Sea
  • Australian Mariners Welfare Society
  • Australian Maritime Safety Authority
  • Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
  • Hunterlink Recovery Services
  • International Transport Workers’ Federation
  • Maritime Industry Australia Limited 
  • Mission to Seafarers
  • Ports Australia
  • RightShip
  • Rio Tinto 
  • Shipping Australia Limited
  • Human Rights at Sea (Observer status October 2021)
  • Tas Bull Foundation - Seafarer Connect (Observer status June 2022)

Australian Seafarers Welfare Council
Meeting Agenda and Supporting Documentation
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ASWC Meeting 6th November 2024, Agenda & Supporting Documentation,
​plus Minutes from the previous ASWC meeting
aswc_meeting_november_2024_summary_of_outcomes.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 17th July 2024, Agenda, Minutes & Supporting Documentation
Minutes from the previous ASWC meeting held 28th February 2024 included
aswc_meeting_documents_-_july_2024.pdf
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aswc_meeting_july_2024_summary_of_outcomes.pdf
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msc_108-16-1_-_report_of_the_second_meeting_of_the_joint_iloimo_tripartite_working_group_to_identifyand_a...__secretariat___2_.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 28th February 2024, Agenda & Supporting Documentation
25th October 2023 ASWC Minutes included
aswc_meeting_papers_-_28feb24.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 25th October 2023. Agenda and supporting documentation.
​29th June 2023 ASWC minutes included.

aswc_oct_2023_agenda_and_papers_combined_v2.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 29th June 2023. Agenda and supporting documentation
28th Feb 2023 Minutes included

aswc_june_2023_papers.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 28th February 2023. Agenda and supporting documentation
aswc_agenda_-_feb2023.pdf
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aswc_papers_feb_2023.pdf
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aswc_meeting_feb_2023_summary_of_outcomes__2.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 24th November 2022. Agenda, Minutes and supporting documentation. Also included are the Minutes of the Joint PWC meeting held 23rd November 2022.
papers_aswc_24_nov_2022.pdf
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aswc_meeting_nov_2022_summary_of_outcomes.pdf
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joint_pwc-aswc_forum_nov_2022_summary_of_outcomes.pdf
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amwc_ministers_response_to_funding.pdf
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"Robbed at Sea" - Report prepared by The Australian Institute for ITF.
Circulated to ASWC  Members, 27th Sept 2022
robbed_at_sea_final.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 22nd June 20222
aswc_22_june_2022_meeting_minutes.pdf
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aswc_agenda_and_papers_-_meeting_2_-_22_june_2022__1___2_.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 23rd February 2022.
aswc_combined_papers_february_2022.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 27th October 2021.
aswc_27_october_2021_meeting_minutes__2_.pdf
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aswc_27_october_2021_combined_meeting_documents.pdf
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ASWC Meeting 21st June 2021
aswc_agenda___supporting_papers_21_june_2021.pdf
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aswc_minutes_21st_june_2021
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ASWC Meeting 26th February 2021
final_agenda_and_papers_-_aswc_meeting_-_26_february_2021.pdf
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draft_minutes_-_aswc_26_feb_2021__1_.docx
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