Dayofthe Seafarer Seafarers share their vision for a fair future , Fair Future4 Seafarers OJKe E8l W0 KA

This years Day of the Seafarer IMO campaign continues to encourage governments to support seafarers amid the pandemic and recognise them as key workers but also focuses on the future, calling for a fair future for seafarers. This pandemic has proved, beyond all doubt, the importance of seafarers: they are the heart of world trade and the global economy. And yet, we see that seafarers are not receiving the recognition they deserve. Seafarers have been pushed to the limit throughout the pandemic, finding themselves subject to strenuous working conditions with uncertainties and difficulties such as ongoing fatigue, physical and mental exhaustion, working beyond agreed working hours and crew change and repatriation problems.