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Indian seafarers left in limbo as coronavirus restrictions create chaos in shipping industry
Sonia Sarkar 24 May, 2021 https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3134540/indian-seafarers-l...

Buenavista mayor vows to give priority to displaced vessel crews
Ruby P. Silubrico - May 22, 2021 https://www.panaynews.net/buenavista-mayor-vows-to-give-priority-to-disp...

BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – Displaced crews of old, wooden-hulled motorboats will be the utmost priority for hiring to work in fiberglass boats as more of these new vessels are expected to arrive in Guimaras this month.

Indonesia finds new COVID-19 cluster after cargo ship infections
Reuters / May 23, 2021 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/196487/indonesia-finds-new-covid-19-cl...

JAKARTA — Indonesia reported a new cluster of 42 coronavirus infections among medical workers who treated 13 Filipino ship crew who were sick with COVID-19, and is tracing dozens of others, a government official said on Sunday.

Police question crew members – Alleged beheading on a vessel at sea
Luke Rawalai 23 May, 2021 https://www.fijitimes.com/police-question-crew-members-alleged-beheading...

Three crew members of the fishing boat Tiro II are currently in the custody of police as they are being interrogated over an alleged murder that occurred on the vessel.

Asian shipowners hit out at charterers over ‘no-crew change’ clauses
Marcus Hand | May 18, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/asian-shipowners-hit-o...

The Asian Shipowners’ Forum (ASA) has hit out at charterers who claim to support seafarers yet demand “no-crew change” clauses in contracts.

Maersk joins US vaccination program for seafarers
SØREN PICO 21.05.21

Seafarers working aboard several Maersk vessels have, according to business daily Børsen, been vaccinated against the coronavirus in the US as part of an American vaccination program for seafarers.

Crews from several Maersk vessels have been vaccinated in the US under the country's voluntary vaccination program for seafarers, writes Danish business daily Børsen.

Long working hours kill 745,000 people a year, WHO and ILO estimate
May 19, 2021 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/21257-long-working-hour...

Geneva — The annual number of heart attack and stroke deaths linked to working long hours rose nearly 30% worldwide between 2000 and 2016, according to estimates from the World Health Organization and International Labor Organization.

ILO to release new analysis of labour market and social trends
21 May 2021 https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_793091/lang-...,

GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will publish a new edition of its World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021 (WESO Trends), which looks at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global labour market and the prospects for recovery.

Unions break off wage talks with offshore drillers in Norway
Adis Ajdin May 21, 2021 https://splash247.com/unions-break-off-wage-talks-with-offshore-drillers...

Three labour unions representing thousands of Norwegian offshore rig workers broke off wage negotiations with the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association on Thursday as the parties were too far apart.

New Kidnappings as Efforts Grow to Stop Gulf of Guinea Piracy
May 20, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/new-kidnappings-as-efforts-gr...