On World Human Rights Day 2021, Human Rights at Sea publishes an independent review chronicling an ongoing humanitarian crisis at sea and the continued violation of seafarers’ human and labour rights. When COVID-19 thrust the shipping industry into disarray in early 2020, the global seafaring workforce suddenly faced human, labour, and social rights abuses.
Drawing from 40 publicly accessible reports, articles and documents, this publication recounts the magnitude of risks to seafarers’ rights...