A new industry publication has identified reporting on seafarer wellbeing as a “casualty of the pandemic,” following its publication this week. The annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance ...
Reporting on seafarer wellbeing a casualty of the pandemic
UN agencies and other international organizations establish Joint Action Group to protect transport workers and secure supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic
GENEVA (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), together with other international organizations in the transport sector, have set up a Joint ...
SRI Advisory Board Member David Heindel Welcomes New Initiative to Support Seafarers Through Omicron
Shipowners, seafarers’ unions and maritime employer groups are establishing their own approved international network of quarantine facilities to ensure seafarers can safely join ships, despite ...
New maritime task force to support seafarers through shipping’s green transition
In a landmark moment for maritime workers the formation of a Just Transition Maritime Task Force has been agreed to drive decarbonisation of the industry and support millions of seafarers through ...
New Code of Conduct and Self Assessment Tool Launched
A new Code of Conduct and self-assessment tool developed to protect the human rights and welfare of the world’s nearly two million seafarers has been launched. The initiative aims to support a safe, ...
Philippines pushes for MLC to protect seafarers during the COVID-19 crisis
The Department of Labor and Employment in the Philippines (DOLE) is now pushing for the amendment of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) of 2006 to include provisions which will protect seafarers ...
Future-proofing the Maritime Labour Convention
London International Shipping Week 2021 was the backdrop for a unique and thought-provoking conference, ‘Future-proofing the Maritime Labour Convention’, held by SRI at the International Maritime ...
New Report Highlights Seafarers’ Need for Contact
Global maritime charity Stella Maris has published a new report highlighting the vital need for personal, human contact for seafarers in a world operating amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “Our latest ...
IMO expresses concern over increase in abandonment of seafarers
In a summary of the meeting of the IMO Legal Committee, 108th session (LEG 108), 26-30 July 2021, the Committee noted the alarming increase in the numbers of reports of abandoned seafarers, ...
New Vaccination Roadmap to quicken seafarer jab rollout
As the US, Netherlands and other nations begin to roll out vaccines to all seafarers, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published a Vaccination Roadmap framework to help establish ...