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Chinese Seafarers Face Crew Change Challenges
Bloomberg December 12, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/chinese-seafarers-crew-change-covid/

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) Chinese seafarers weary of the pandemic are returning home to celebrate the Spring Festival early next year, adding to a shortage of truckers and port workers in the country that’s compounding snarls in global supply chains.

IMO Council to be expanded to 52 member states
Sam Chambers December 10, 2021 https://splash247.com/imo-council-to-be-expanded-to-52-member-states/

The executive organ of shipping’s governing body, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is being expanded.

The IMO Council will be expanded from 40 to 52 member states.

IMO celebrates bravery at sea
09/12/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/imo-celebrates-bravery-at-sea/

A search and rescue officer from Viet Nam, who repeatedly risked his own life to save 12 others in a daring three-day long sea rescue, has received the 2021 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.

Vietnamese Seafarer Arrested in Connection With Captain's Murder
Dec 10, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/vietnamese-seafarer-arrested-...

[Brief] A 24-year-old Vietnamese seafarer has been arrested in South Korea on charges of murder in connection with the death of his captain, a 44-year-old Chinese national.

On Human Rights Day, HRAS Calls for Transparency on Seafarer Abuses
Dec 10, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/on-human-rights-day-hras-call...

MUA-ITF representatives with seafarers who had been stranded on board during the crew change crisis (MUA-ITF)

Seafarers Heading Home Pose Next Risk to China’s Ship Traffic
Ann Koh 11 December 2021 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-10/seafarers-heading-hom...

Robredo unveils P192-B plan for job generation
Xave Gregorio December 10, 2021 | https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/12/10/2147073/robredo-unveils-p19...

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Vice President Leni Robredo’s program for job generation is summed up in five points: Recovering trust in the government, awakening the strength of industries, ending discrimination at work, supporting small businesses and providing safety nets for those who lose their jobs.

Seafarers’ welfare, dignity need protection, Vatican foreign minister says
Carol Glatz Dec 9, 2021 https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2021/12/seafarers-welfare-dignity-need-prote...

The Mission to Seafarers raises over £465,000 to sustain crew welfare in era of crisis
09/12/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-mission-to-seafarers-raises-ove...

Surge in piracy costing W. Africa nations: UN
09/12/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/surge-in-piracy-costing-w-africa-na...

The surge of maritime piracy in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea is not just a threat to foreign ship and cargo owners but also carries significant costs for the coastal nations, a new UN report said.