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<p>Companies based in the United Kingdom and which recruit here are subject to British
laws, including those which protect people from discrimination because of their sex
or any other protected characteristic. Conversely, employers based overseas who recruit
British workers for overseas work are subject to the laws of the country in which
they are based, and similar arrangements apply to work on ships where the ship’s ownership
is outside the UK and the ship is to operate outside UK territorial waters.</p><p>This
general legal position in no way excuses companies, as recently reported, which deny
British women job opportunities on ships registered or owned abroad, especially where
the company in question is seeking to recruit in this country. It is unacceptable
to see this sort of blatant sex discrimination in 2020 if there is no genuine occupational
requirement for a position to be filled by a man. The Department for Transport will
be reviewing regulations on the treatment of seafarers and will be looking at this
issue as part of the review.</p><p> </p>
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