Tag: harassment

Following a female cadet’s sexual assault onboard a vessel while attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy last November, ITF called industry to work with seafarers as assault case reverberates, highlighting that this incident underlines the urgent need for action to eliminate violence in the workplace.

Maersk informed that a litigation case against a US subsidiary regarding sexual assault and harassment brought forward by a former midshipman has been resolved.

A Captain who was accused of sexually assaulting two USMMA cadets has surrendered his license, as the USCG informed a local news outlet in Long Island. 

An in-depth survey conducted by WISTA International, Anglo Eastern, ISWAN and ICS, revealed shocking figures in gender-based discrimination against women, onboard harassment and bullying. The survey was completed by 1128 women from 78 countries.

As the world tries to recover from the effects of the recent pandemic, other key challenges to seafarers’ mental health are coming to light, particularly abuse, bullying, harassment and discrimination.

New reports claim that a cargo ship's captain drugged two students at sea, raping one of them.

Ayse Asli Basak, one of the world’s three-port captains, has developed an application that allows women to report harassment, mobbing, and any violence they experience on board.

The recently reported cases of abuse on commercial ships are shocking but sadly not that unusual according to Charles Watkins, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS).

After Maersk Line, Limited was hit with two lawsuits claiming that it failed to protect US Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen from sexual assault and harassment, Minister of Trade and Industry Simon Kollerup ordered the Danish Maritime Authority to carry out a study of the working conditions on all ships flying the Danish flag.

Responding to news that Hope Hicks, aka “Midshipman-X”, has taken a case against shipping giant Maersk, seafarers’ unions are calling for employers to ensure their safe workplace policies are actually being followed, before more seafarers are driven from an industry facing crew shortages.