This article explores the relationship between precarious employment and seafarers’ control over the scheduling and location of their work, and considers the implications of this relationship for their occupational health and safety. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 20 permanently and 17 precariously employed seafarers. In contrast with those on permanent contracts, seafarers employed by crewing agencies on temporary contracts were deployed at short notice and commenced work on vessels irrespective of whether they had experienced an adequate rest period at home. Such precariously employed seafarers were also deployed across the various sectors of the industry on unfamiliar vessels. Seafarers felt strongly that scheduling and location uncertainties were closely linked with increased risks to their safety and well-being, and it was clear that these areas of uncertainty were frequently experienced in combination, in particular, by those with precarious employment arrangements. The article, therefore, suggests that the widespread disorganisation of the employment relationship increases the occupational health and safety risks faced by those working in an already dangerous industry. It concludes that this lack of commitment by shipping companies to their workforce means that, for many seafarers, protection against these additional risks is effectively at the discretion of the captain on board.

JEL Code: J81

本文探讨了不稳定的就业与海员对工作安排和位置的控制之间的关系，并考虑了这种关系对他们的职业健康和安全的影响。对20名永久性和17名不稳定的海员进行了半结构化访谈。与长期合同相比，由船员机构雇用的临时合同海员在短时间内被部署并开始在船上工作，无论他们是否在家中有足够的休息时间。这些不稳定的海员也被用不熟悉的船只部署在整个行业的各个部门。海员强烈感到时间表和位置的不确定性与对其安全和福祉增加的风险密切相关，显然，这些不确定性领域经常被结合在一起，尤其是那些不稳定的就业安排。因此，该文章建议，雇佣关系的广泛混乱会增加已经在危险行业中工作的人员所面临的职业健康和安全风险。结论是，船运公司缺乏对员工的承诺，这意味着，对于许多海员而言，船上船长实际上可以自行决定是否应对这些额外风险。这表明，雇佣关系的广泛混乱加剧了已经在危险行业工作的人们所面临的职业健康和安全风险。结论是，船运公司缺乏对员工的承诺，这意味着，对于许多海员来说，针对这些额外风险的保护实际上是船长决定的。这表明，雇佣关系的广泛混乱加剧了已经在危险行业工作的人们所面临的职业健康和安全风险。结论是，船公司缺乏对员工的承诺，这意味着，对于许多海员而言，船上船长实际上可以自行决定是否应对这些额外风险。

JEL码： J81