Tag: Seafarers
SOS: Stranded and shattered seafarers threaten global supply lines
About 100,000 seafarers are stranded at sea beyond their regular stints of typically 3-9 months
Seafarer’s hazardous life on board car carriers
While people enjoy driving their cars, transporting automobiles as cargoes on board vessels have a toll on a seafarer’s health
Vatican calls for dignified conditions for maritime workers
Since September 2020, an estimated 400,000 seafarers have been stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Know your rights: Clemency for delisted seafarers
Clemency is the power given to a public official to lower the harshness of punishment imposed upon an erring person
Seafarers Rights: Damages due to unauthorized substitution of employment contract
Recruitment agencies are liable for damages due to unauthorized substitution of government-approved employment contracts
Stranded at sea, coronavirus takes a toll on mental health of...
An estimated one hundred thousand seafarers are stranded at sea due to the pandemic, the International Chamber of Shipping said
Philippine Catholic bishop appeals for continuous search for missing seafarers
Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga said the search for the crew members onboard the missing cargo vessel should continue
Rescued crewman from ship sunk off Japan dies, bishop urges prayers...
Search ongoing for remaining crew members after ship carrying 6,000 cattle capsizes in East China Sea
Philippine bishop calls for prayers for 38 Filipinos lost at sea...
At least 38 Filipino seafarers remained missing in chilly waters off southwestern Japan after their cargo ship capsized on September 2
Filipino seafarers, fishermen face rough sailing amid pandemic
In recent years, Filipino fishermen complain that they were being harassed by Chinese boats and armed men at sea
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