Repatriation

COVID Pandemic: 367 Filipino Seafarers Repatriated From The Netherlands

Repatriation Of 392 Filipinos Assisted By The PH Embassy At Hague

392 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated through a flight in hand with KLM airline, which took off from Amsterdam on July 3rd, 2020 allowing the stranded passengers to return home after numerous requests for assistance.

Image Credits: dfa.gov.ph

The stranded OFs were assisted by the Philippine Embassy in the Hague, Netherlands, in its initiative to collaborate with KLM for a repatriation flight to Manila.

The approval for this flight came with the support of DFA’s Office of the Undersecretary...

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India: 20000 Seafarers Brought Back Home, 9000 Sent To Join Ships

Indian Navy Commences Evacuation Of Citizens From Iran Under Operation 'Samudra Setu'

In an interview by the Indian Express, Amitabh Kumar, Director-general of Shipping spoke about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on the shipping industry, and the efforts taken by the government for the welfare of the mariners and their jobs.

On being asked how the onset of the coronavirus pandemic impacted the industry, Amitabh replied that consumption and production areas have been hugely affected. In terms of Merchant shipping, which included container ships, tankers and bulk...

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30000 Seafarers Among 70000 Filipinos Repatriate From Different Countries

DFA welcomed 262 Filipino seafarers from Barbados via Qatar Air flight_5

Almost 10,000 Filipinos have returned home from overseas in the last week by the facilitation of The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in its initiative to bring home displaced seafarers and migrant workers since the escalation of COVID-19 cases in February 2020, on the 3rd of June, 2020.

Of those repartirated, about 51.23 % of overseas Filipinos provide sea-based service while 48.77% are land-based services. The demand and occupation of Filipino seafarers in locations like Panama, UK,...

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ITF Assisting Seafarers Stuck On Global Cruise Vessels To Return Home From UK

Crew of Global Cruise Vessels to return home from UK

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has been assisting hundreds of seafarers aboard the six Global Cruise Lines’ vessels currently in Tilbury and Bristol, in the United Kingdom. The seafarers have been stranded there because of global travel restrictions brought in to deal with the global pandemic.

The crew on board the vessels have been stuck there for several months and many are now facing expired contracts and more than 12 months on board.

The ITF and Global Cruise Lines have...

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India: Spicejet Airlines Charters 200 Flights To Bring 30000 Indians Back Home

Spicejet charters 200 flights to repatriate 30,000 indians

Indian airline Spicejet, in its effort to repatriate Indian nationals stranded in countries in the present COVID-19 situation has operated 200 charter flights so far to help 30,000 Indians return home.

The airline had sent for 111 charter flights to UAE, 50 to Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Qatar, and Oman. Additionally, it has also operated multiple flights for seamen and foreign nationals within the country, dropping the latter to key metros like Delhi, to be able to head back home.

175...

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ITF Working To Get Ukrainian Seafarers’ Unpaid Wages Of Over USD 180000

ITF Working To Get Ukrainian Seafarers’ Wages Back, Repatriation From São Sebastião, Brazil

There are 11,086 kilometres between São Sebastião, Brazil and the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. It’s those eleven thousand kilometres ITF Inspector Renialdo de Freitas has been working to get 16 Ukrainian seafarers back across, to their homes and families. With their wages.

The seafarers are the crew of a Panamanian-flagged vessel, the Srakane. The ship has been laid up in the São Sebastião Channel for more than three weeks. The seafarers want to go home – but they also want their employer to pay...

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Photos: Philippines Announces “Green Lane” To Ensure Swift Repatriation Of Seafarers

DFA welcomed 262 Filipino seafarers from Barbados via Qatar Air flight

In a sustaining initiative to expedite safe and speedy travels of seafarers, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. announced the Philippines Green Lane that aims to serve as a guide to all the entities that are involved in opening doors for the seafarers travelling for repatriation and crew change, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This includes all airlines, shipping companies, and manning agencies as stakeholders, working towards sailors all over the world.

Image Credits: DFA Philippines...

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300 Crew Members Set Foot On Land After Extended Ship Quarantine

MS Enchantment of the Seas

After much-awaited anticipation by seamen and their families to be returned home, 307 Trinidadian cruise workers of the cruise line Enchantment of the Seas were finally allowed to set foot at the Cruise ship Complex, Port of Spain.

The cruise line had been out on the sea for 106 days, after which it returned to Trinidad and Tobago waters. This was followed by quarantine on the ship that was scheduled to end on the 26th of June. However, early COVID-19 testing on the seamen revealed 6 positive...

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IMO: Governments Must Act To Bring Seafarers Home

DOTS webinar

Governments have the power to solve a growing humanitarian crisis and must take action to bring seafarers home and allow their relief crews to join ships. “Get our hero seafarers home” was the plea from panelists during a webinar (26 June) hosted by IMO on the occasion of the Day of the Seafarer. IMO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) urged countries to implement protocols on safe crew change developed by the maritime industry...

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Coronavirus: 80000 Filipino Seafarers With Lapsed Contracts Stranded At Sea

Seafarer sitting aboard, calling his family

With national and international border shutting down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the repatriation of about 80,000 Filipino seafarers is long overdue.

Stranded on ships, with expired contracts of about 4 months, the signs of physical and mental fatigue have begun to sink in, Philstar stated.

This is a significant cause of worry as it is studied that the performance and health of marine workers dip considerably after considerable time at sea.

While the stranded seafarers are unable to get...

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