Seafarers
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Shameful record for seafarer abandonment
Record for number of seafarer abandonment in 2022 A joint database on the abandonment of seafarers maintained by the International…
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37.5 million USD in seafarers’ unpaid wages
The ITF’s 125 inspectors and coordinators completed 7,265 inspections in 2021 to support thousands of seafarers with wage claims…
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What Ukrainian seafarers need
A major survey into the welfare priorities of seafarers affected by the Ukraine crisis has shone a spotlight on…
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The best decision of my life
Before Yashvardhan Singh joined Maersk as a Cadet, he lived in a small town, and had never been on…
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Seafarers’ morale on the rise
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals that seafarer happiness levels are…
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First wellness at sea conference for cadets
In a first for the industry, international maritime charity Sailors’ Society is launching a series of global wellness and…
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Maersk Tankers hires more women than men
Shipping has historically attracted a rather homogenous group of talents in terms of skillsets and backgrounds. At a time…
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Finding a place for female seafarers
Founded by three pioneering women seafarers of India in 2017, the Inter- national Women Seafarers Foundation (IWSF) works enthusiastically…
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Shipowners and seafarers agree on minimum wage
Maritime transport is the only sector with a formally recognised global minimum wage, which has existed for seafarers since…
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