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ISWAN to hold Manila event to mark IMO Day of the Seafarer 2016

ISWAN announced that it will be holding an event to celebrate the IMO Day of the Seafarer on 25th June 2016. The celebrations – aimed at seafarers and their families – will be held in Manila, the Philippines, at the SMX Conference Centre. The event will be addressed by the IMO Secretary General, Mr Kitack Lim. It is supported by the ITF, ICS, AMOSUP, IMEC, InMarsat, and Wrist Ship Supply.

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Report sets out women seafarers’ health and wellbeing concerns

Identifying key areas of concern for women seafarers A new report designed to identify key areas of concern for women seafarers will be the centrepiece of a meeting on the health and wellbeing of women working at sea. The new Women Seafarers' Health and Welfare Survey is a joint initiative by the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), the International Maritime Health Association (IMHA), and the Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS). Among the findings of the survey, which was completed by 595 women seafarers, are that: Nearly half of all respondents reported joint/back pain, and stress/depression/anxiety were the two biggest health challenges they faced. The biggest issue preventing women seafarers accessing healthcare while at sea was lack of confidentiality Over half of respondents would welcome routine wellness checks ITF maritime coordinator Jacqueline Smith commented: "This survey underlines how relatively little research there has been so far into women's working lives at sea. It helps fill those gaps and shows how much more has to be done for us to see the number of women at sea break out of the current and unacceptable one to two percent of the workforce. "We particularly welcome the ...

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SeafarerHelp Assisted Over 7700 Seafarers in 2014

ISWAN issues 2014 Annual Review for SeafarerHelp SeafarerHelp is the free 24 hour multi-lingual helpline for seafarers run by the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN).ISWAN have just produced the 2014 Annual Review for SeafarerHelp which reveals that last year has been busy for the helpline with a 53% increase in the number of calls to SeafarerHelp and a 19% increase in the number of seafarers assisted.In 2014 the SeafarerHelp team dealt with 1,920 new cases and helped over 7,710 seafarers. Since 2011 there has been a dramatic growth in the number of calls coming into SeafarerHelp and the number of seafarers assisted - there has been nearly a 270% increase in the number of calls and over a 250% increase in the number of seafarers helped.The most common problems seafarers faced were upaid wages, problems with repatriation, contractual problems, sub-standard conditions on board and health issues. There were a lot calls requesting information and seeking employment.Number of casesIn 2014 the number of new cases dealt with by the SeafarerHelp team was 1,920, involving 7,710 seafarers.Most of the contacts that SeafarerHelp receives are referred on to specialist organisations for direct assistance. These include the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) ...

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