... estibadores y trabajadores portuarios (de EE. UU.)

También se podrían añadir los nombres en inglés de ambas leyes (como referencia exacta).

Se refiere a dos leyes interrelacionadas. Parte de sus disposiciones se encuentran integradas:

- DBA (Defense Base Act)
- LHCWA (Longshore Act o Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act)

Ref.:

"The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA or Longshore Act) is a workers’ compensation program administered by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Act provides for compensation and medical care to employees disabled from injuries that occur on the navigable waters of the United States, or in adjoining areas used in loading, unloading, repairing, or building certain vessels. The Act also provides benefits to specific survivors and dependents if the injury causes the employee's death. The term "injury" includes occupational disease arising out of employment.

The Act covers workers employed in maritime occupations, including longshore workers or other persons in longshore operations, and any harbor workers, including ship repairers, shipbuilders, and shipbreakers. The Act excludes certain workers, however, even if they are injured on navigable waters or an area adjoining those waters. These excluded workers include masters or members of a crew of a vessel and any officer or employee of the United States or of any state or foreign government. Certain other individuals may also be excluded, only if they are covered by a state workers’ compensation law.

In addition, **the provisions of the LHWCA are incorporated into several other statutes providing workers’ compensation for other types of employees. For example, the Defense Base Act covers employees of U.S. contractors working outside the United States**"

http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/longshor.htm

http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dlhwc/lsdba.htm

Sobre la traducción de "longshore workers":

"Longshore workers load and unload maritime trade cargo, a highly skilled line of work that involves careful balancing and weight management within ship holds."

http://depts.washington.edu/dock/longshore_intro.shtml

"Sindicato de **Estibadores (Longshore workers)**"

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifestaciones_contra_la_cumbr...

Sobre la traducción de "Defense Base Act":

"Under the federal law of the United States, companies are required to obtain insurance against injury and death in conformity with the **Defense Base Act**."

"La Ley federal de los Estados Unidos de América exige a las empresas contratar un seguro obligatorio por lesiones y muerte bajo la **Ley de contratos en defensa (Defense Base Act [DBA]**.

http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?Open&DS=A/HRC/7/7/A...