from a Special Correspondent The French Shipowners Central Committee has just been forced to admit a 5% claim by the country's 26,000 merchant seamen, In addition to fringe benefits the 5% increase in real earnings will take the form of an immediate 3% backdated to Ail lst, with the remaining 2% taking effect from August 1st this year. The new agreement will be valid until April 1967, The 50% wage at present paid to crews on shore awaiting embarkation is to be increased to 63%, pensions are to go up by 5%, and the proportion of permanent crews is to be raised from 70 to 8 per cent.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 5, No. 24, 16 June 1966
5 Per Cent Rise for French Seamen
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