The lack of a framework to adequately protect abandoned seafarers has been frustrating – but positive change is happening. Amendments to the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC,2006) ...
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Top ten warning signs
When a crew on a merchant ship is abandoned in a foreign port, a familiar pattern of events often unfolds: Fuel for generators runs out. Salaries stop being paid. Shore leave is denied. ...
