With seafarers recognised as key workers and critical to supply chains they should be added to the list of frontline workers to receive Covid-19 protections, according to Nautilus International. The union for maritime professionals said seafarers, who deliver 95% of goods and medicines to the UK, should be prioritised for testing and vaccine protection so that they could continue to do their jobs.
Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson said: ‘It seems obvious that seafarers, among many others...
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