With calls and messages to its 24-hour helplines more than tripling last year as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has had a unique insight into the challenges faced by seafarers around the world.
ISWAN’s helpline team handled over 20,000 calls and messages from seafarers and their families seeking help and support between April 2020 and March 2021. The organisation’s 2020-21 Annual Review, released highlights some of...