Tag: harassment

The world of work has recently welcomed the coming into force of the first international convention aiming to eliminate violence and harassment at the workplace, at a time when a global pandemic redefined the work landscape and changed the norms of interaction between colleagues.

The first international treaty on violence and harassment in the world of work comes into force on June 25th 2021, two years after it was adopted by the ILO’s International Labour Conference (ILC).

Amid increased discussion on sexual identity this month, data from an organization focusing on seafarers' mental health reveal that crew members struggling with their sexual identity seem to be talking more openly about the challenges they face in the maritime industry. 

The Seafarers’ Charity announced the award of grants to new online services to support seafarers who have experienced sexual violence and to help tackle loneliness and suicide.

The Panama Maritime Authority issued Merchant Marine Notice 07/2021, providing a standard guide of facts in cases of theft and sexual assault onboard Panama-flagged ships.

Imagine a man’s society where you are the only female, what would the challenges be and what would you do differently? Women constitute a small minority of seafarers for many reasons, so chances are there is a proportion of one-two females and 18-19 males in a random whole of 20 crew members onboard.

The European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) conducted a survey focusing on the women of the transport sector, launching the "Yes to women in transport" campaign. Women seafarers revealed the challenges of dealing with harassment in the workplace.

Maritime industry is widely considered to be a male-dominated profession. Looking at the numbers of male and female seafarers, this hypothesis is true, as women seafarers are less than 2% of seafarers worldwide. Most importantly however, women seafarers are also significantly less happy than their male coworkers. Why is that the case though? In this article we will examine the reason of women seafarers’ unhappiness, and the factors that push women away from shipping.

Similar to their male co-workers, women also feel isolated or lonely at sea. This may be exacerbated if they are the only woman onboard or they face gender-based discrimination due to forming part of a male-dominated industry.

Human Rights at Sea recently issued a case of bullying and harassment towards an Indian Chief Engineer from a Turskish Master onboard a Marshall Islands flagged vessel. In fact, the case remains redacted and the identities are protected, since the matter is under investigation by Human Rights at Sea.