The International Labour Organization (ILO) has adopted landmark amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), officially designating seafarers as key workers, marking a transformative shift in maritime labor rights. Negotiators…
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Evolving Crew Challenges Call for Enhancing Seafarer Mental Health
The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing crew-change crisis – later exacerbated by the escalation of the war in Ukraine – disrupted supply chains and had a significant impact on crew welfare, leaving seafarers stranded at sea for months at a time facing acute emotional hardship, reports Maritime Cyprus.
The situation did yield one positive outcome: its widespread media coverage helped to thrust shipping – and seafarers – into the public consciousness.
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China’s Rising COVID-19 Infections Causing Concern for Seafarer Crew Changes
The rise of COVID-19 infections in China is posing new challenges for crew changes as some countries reintroduce restrictions and test requirements for seafarers arriving from certain Asian nations, the…
https://gcaptain.com/chinas-rising-covid-19-infections-causing-concern-for-seafarer-crew-changes/
Unions, employers sign pact to keep pandemic cooperative spirit alive as decarbonization challenges loom
Unions representing seafarers and maritime employers have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) […]
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Industry-Union Pact to Continue Work Post Pandemic
Unions representing seafarers and maritime employer groups entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to continue their working relationship throughout the pandemic to combat issues such as the crew…
https://gcaptain.com/industry-union-pact-to-continue-work-post-pandemic/
Amid Crew Change Crisis, ITF Inspectors Recovered $37 Million in Unpaid Wages to Seafarers in 2021
As if the pandemic hasn’t created enough problems for seafarers. Try also not getting paid. The International Transport Workers’ Federation came out with a report Friday showing that union ship…
Rising Optimism Lifts Seafarers’ Happiness Levels
Seafarer happiness levels are recovering after reaching a record low last quarter as optimism returns, according to the Seafarers Happiness Index report published today by The Mission to Seafarers. The…
https://gcaptain.com/rising-optimism-lifts-seafarers-happiness-levels/
COVID-19’s Impact on Seafarer Populations Will be Felt for Years to Come
Here’s what’s at risk tomorrow if we don’t respond to the crew change crisis today. By Hrishi Olickel and Irina Carbunaru – The crew change crisis is raging on, as…
https://gcaptain.com/covid-19s-impact-on-seafarer-populations-will-be-felt-for-years-to-come/
Over 600 Stranded I-Kiribati Seafarers Repatriated, Some After Two Years
Over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers trapped overseas due to the COVID-19 pandemic have now been repatriated, the International Chamber of Shipping announced Monday. The final six seafarers touched down in Tarawa…
https://gcaptain.com/over-600-stranded-i-kiribati-seafarers-repatriated-some-after-two-years/
Shipping Groups Launch Seafarer Quarantine Network as Omicron Spread Threatens Border Restrictions
Leading shipping groups representing shipowners, seafarers’ unions, and maritime employers have partnered up to establish their own international network of approved quarantine facilities to will help ensure seafarers can safely…