Getlink Welcomes the Implementation of French Law Against Social Dumping on Cross-channel Maritime Transport
March 19 2024 - 12:30PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Getlink (Paris:GET) welcomes the signing, on this day by
France's secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity, of law
enforcement decree aiming to fight against social dumping on
cross-Channel maritime transport.
This law, which provided the principle of a minimum salary for
sailors sailing between France and England, was to be supplemented
by a decree relating in particular to the criteria for operating
the lines concerned and the maximum boarding time.
Adopted by the French Parliament in the summer of 2023, the law
aims to restore conditions of fair competition between operators
and to combat human exploitation of crews on board foreign flag
ferries, by establishing a minimum wage and means of monitoring
compliance with employment conditions within maritime operators
linking France to Great Britain.
“Through its decree, entry into force of the law is a major step
towards loyal competition between the different cross-Channel
maritime transport operators. We welcome the actions taken by
French public authorities to dismantle practices that deviate from
French and European standards. We do appeal now for all actors in
our market to abide by this regulation“, declared Yann Leriche,
Chief Executive Officer of Getlink.
The French anti-social dumping law provides the implementation
of controls by the Maritime Affairs Department, accompanied by
administrative and criminal sanctions.
With 1.2 million trucks transported on board LeShuttle Freight
shuttles, and more than 2.2 million light vehicles on LeShuttle
shuttles in 2023, Eurotunnel is the leading operator in
cross-Channel traffic, holding 36% and 58% market share
respectively, thanks to its quality of service: fast, reliable,
safe and environmentally friendly1.
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About Getlink Getlink SE (Euronext Paris: GET), through
its subsidiary Eurotunnel, is the concession holder until 2086 for
the Channel Tunnel infrastructure and operates Truck Shuttles and
Passenger Shuttles (cars and coaches) between Folkestone (UK) and
Calais (France). Since 31 December 2020 Eurotunnel has been
developing the smart border to ensure that the Tunnel remains the
fastest, most reliable, easiest and most environmentally friendly
way to cross the Channel. Since it opened in 1994, close to 500
million people and more than 102 million vehicles have travelled
through the Channel Tunnel. This unique land link, which carries
25% of trade between the Continent and the United Kingdom, has
become a vital link, reinforced by the ElecLink electricity
interconnector installed in the Tunnel, which helps to balance
energy needs between France and the United Kingdom. Getlink
completes its sustainable mobility services with its rail freight
subsidiary Europorte. Committed to "low-carbon" services that
control their impact on the environment (through its activities,
the Group avoids the equivalent of 1.9 million tonnes of CO2 per
year), Getlink has made the place of people, nature and territories
a central concern.
https://www.getlinkgroup.com
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1 According to a Carbon4 study, a truck crossing the Channel a
truck crossing the Channel with LeShuttle emits 12 times less CO2
than with the ferries.
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