RMT calls for action to protect seafarers’ mental health

RMT calls for action to protect seafarers’ mental health 

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch

MARITIME UNION RMT has called for new action to protect seafarers’ mental health following a survey of its seafaring membership as part of the activities it is undertaking for Mental Health Awareness Week (10th-16th May). The challenges faced by seafarers are compounded by the fact they are isolated from family for weeks or months at a time, in what may become an oppressive environment where isolation...

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