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Act No. 53 of 1921 on rest period of fishermen on Icelandic trawlers.

Main Region

First Region

Iceland
Fishers; Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
1921-06-27
National
Law, Act

Second Region

When a trawler is docked, general rules on working hours shall be applied, unless otherwise determined by labour contracts. While sailing or fishing, shifts shall not be longer than 6 hours. Each fisherman shall have at least 12 hours of rest during every 24 hours. Contracts for longer working hours shall be void. These rules cannot be applied in cases of emergency.

Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Lagasafn
    Publisher
    Ministry of Justice
    Place of publication
    Reykjavik
    Country
    Iceland
    Date
    1991
    Volume
    Vol. II
    Page range
    p. 1673