ISWAN encourages male seafarers to become allies for their female colleagues
ISWAN is launching its campaign: ‘Safe at sea…it takes all of us!’, focusing on the role that men seafarers can take as allies in support of women colleagues.
Read moreISWAN is launching its campaign: ‘Safe at sea…it takes all of us!’, focusing on the role that men seafarers can take as allies in support of women colleagues.
Read moreISWAN highlights that the maritime sector must be willing to invest more in seafarers’ working conditions and wellbeing in order to make the sector sustainable in the long term. In that regard, the organization has recently revealed an action plan suggesting effective solutions to the maritime recruitment and retention crisis.
Read moreData from ISWAN’s YachtCrewHelp 2023 Annual Review indicates that yacht crew were more likely to contact ISWAN in relation to mental health concerns or experiences of abuse, bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence (ABHDV) than seafarers working in other maritime industries, particularly merchant shipping.
Read moreA survey carried out by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and sponsored by The Shipowners’ Club indicates that the rapid changes brought about by decarbonisation technologies and regulatory regimes are having a substantial impact on workload, fatigue and stress levels at sea.
Read moreData from the first quarter of 2024 from the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network’s (ISWAN) helpline SeafarerHelp points to the complex working conditions facing many seafarers.
Read moreIn the action plan from its annual seminar, the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) stresses the importance of listening directly to seafarers if the maritime sector is to develop effective solutions to the recruitment and retention crisis.
Read moreLast decades, a digital tide emerged, transforming the way we navigate not only our lives but the very ships that conquer the oceans.
Read moreThe International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has received new funding to further the work of its Social Interaction Matters (SIM) Project.
Read moreThe final quarter of 2023 saw steep increases in the number of contacts relating to mental health concerns across the range of helplines operated by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN).
Read moreThe Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), published "The Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights 2023 Progress Report", which presents how the situation has changed in the past twelve months and how the Code of Conduct has assisted companies in their due diligence work.
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