Tag: seafarer’s rights

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) reported that several flag states are hindering efforts to resolve abandonment cases.

The leaders of major shipping industry organizations met in Athens on February 6 to discuss the effects of global geopolitical developments on the sector with a focus on the rights of seafarers. 

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted a landmark opinion calling for a comprehensive new EU maritime strategy to foster a more competitive, sustainable, and socially responsible shipping industry. 

The process of repatriating sick and injured seafarers requires careful planning, coordination, and compliance with international regulations.

New data from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reveals abandonment of seafarers by ship-owners increased by 87% in 2024 from the previous year. 

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group has released the crew of the Galaxy Leader over a year after seizing the vessel off Yemen's coast.

All-Nippon News Network (ANN) has reported that the Houthi group plans to release the Japanese-operated cargo ship Galaxy Leader, seized in the Red Sea in November 2023.

InterManager expressed concern over the increasingly harsh treatment of ship crews in some parts of the world, and is actively participating in industry discussions to assess the extent of the problem and address seafarers’ criminalization.

According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), there are 1,145 abandonment incidents listed in joint IMO/ILO database since it was established in 2004, concerning 16,569 seafarers.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. witnessed the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers on 8 January, three months after the law’s enactment.