Compensation effect of wages on decent work: A study on seafarers attitudes

Yıldırım U., Toygar A., Çolakoğlu C.

MARINE POLICY, cilt.143, ss.1-7, 2022 (SSCI)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 143
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105155
  • Dergi Adı: MARINE POLICY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, Aerospace Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Metadex, PAIS International, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-7
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The poor working conditions of the maritime profession have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of seafarers. The result of this causes a shortage of qualified seafarers. Many studies in the literature propose a high-paying employment strategy to overcome this shortage. However, only higher salaries cannot guarantee decent work conditions; other basic governing principles and rights within the working life have critical roles also. In this context, solely evaluating the effects of salary would fail to completely identify the underlying problem and prevent generalization of the study results to all seafarers. In this study, the dimensions of the Decent Work Scale (DWS) were included to examine the problem in a comprehensive manner. This was coupled by examination of the effects of the adequate compensation (AC) attitudes of the participating seafarers, all of whom were qualified according to the requirements of the flag state and working on merchant ships, on their decent work perceptions. The results indicated that the seafarers’ AC attitudes had an impact on their perceptions of some dimensions of DWS as safe conditions, access to healthcare, rest periods, and value.