Labor Rules, Offenses, & Infractions

Loi No 2017-442 du 30 Juin 2017 Portant Code Maritime

Does the law/regulation require foreign vessels to employ national labor?

Article 69
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Translated text:
To obtain Ivorization, any fishing vessel must:
- Be at least one-third owned by Ivorian natural or legal persons.
- Be manned by a crew composed of 100% Ivorian nationals for the officers and at least 75% Ivorian nationals for the other crew members.
- Not have been built more than twenty years ago. This period begins from the day of the first registration.

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