Protecting seafarers and fishers’ rights and working conditions now – while preparing them for a digitalized and decarbonized future – were key themes explored during the first International Maritime ...
IMO/ILO conference addresses the need to ensure decent conditions for those working at sea
Alarm for crew welfare as latest Seafarer Happiness Index report reveals further fall in Q3 2023
Further concern over seafarer welfare has been raised by the results of the latest Seafarers Happiness Index, which reveals a further drop in seafarer happiness. This report covers Q3 2023 and is the ...
Seafarer feedback essential to future operations
As the effects of decarbonisation are increasingly felt within the maritime industry, a just transition could benefit significantly from having seafarer feedback engaged from ship design right through ...
Message from IMO on World Maritime Day 2023
This year sees the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), the primary global treaty for the prevention of pollution of ...
SRI marks its anniversary with new research initiative to support the industry
To mark World Maritime Day 2023, SRI, the international pan-industry body researching maritime and seafarers’ law, has announced the launch of a new research initiative endorsed by the IMO Legal ...
IMO seeks seafarer safety feedback
Seafarers are being invited to give their views on the safe operation of ships to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), as part of a comprehensive study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness ...
SRI Continues to Drive MLC Learning with the ILO
This July, more than 50 senior legal professionals from 22 countries took the opportunity to increase their understanding of the MLC and the tough challenges faced in implementing its provisions and ...
SRI Advisory Board members hail Just Transition commitment in landmark IMO climate deal
Seafarers’ unions have won landmark commitments to a Just Transition for the world’s maritime workforce as part of the International Maritime Organization’s decision to adopt its Revised Greenhouse ...
Message from IMO on Day of the Seafarer 25 June 2023
Seafarers' work to protect the marine environment around them is highlighted on Day of the Seafarer 2023 The urgent need to protect the world's oceans and the habitats within them is, nowadays, ...
Latest Seafarers Happiness Index reveals a decline in overall satisfaction levels among seafarers
The Mission to Seafarers has published the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report for Q1 2023, revealing a decline in overall happiness levels among seafarers during the first three months of the ...