Attention to the plight of fishermen and their families
Seafarer welfare organisation Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is set to boost its worldwide network to better assist seafarers working in current tough conditions faced by shipping.
“Looking at the maritime world that is quickly changing with the opening of new shipping routes and the merging of companies to maximise efficiency and profit, as AoS we are invited to be more united in doing our work, avoiding fragmentation and division,” said Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, President of the Pontifical Council, which coordinates the activities of AoS worldwide.
Cardinal Vegliò was speaking at the opening of the Council’s AoS Regional Coordinators Meeting in the Rome today. The five-day conference will focus on how AoS is to move forward as a global organisation in addressing issues related to seafarer welfare amid existing financial constraints within the industry.
He recalled the invitation expressed in the final document of the AoS World Congress held in November 2012 to “strengthen solidarity between AoS nations, sharing resources, best practices and developing expertise in the various sectors of the maritime industry, more particularly on fishing“.
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