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NGO bares dire working conditions endured by Filipino seafarers amid pandemic
Bella Perez-Rubio October 8, 2020 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/10/08/2048143/ngo-bares-dire-wor...

MANILA, Philippines — A non-governmental organization on Thursday warned against the worsening working conditions being endured by Filipino seafarers amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Filipino families of sunken ship crew urge more support from government
October 8, 2020 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/10/08/2048098/filipino-families-...

MANILA, Philippines — The government is being urged by the families of the still-missing Filipino crew of Gulf Livestock 1 to support their call on the ship's owner to check the vessel for trapped bodies.

Campaign launches giving Asian governments specific crew change recommendations
Sam Chambers October 9, 2020 https://splash247.com/campaign-launches-giving-asian-governments-specifi...

Red Cross, ALMA team up for Covid-19 testing for seafarers
Yashika F. Torib October 7, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/10/07/business/maritime-business/red-cr...

UN Human Rights Organizations Call for More Action for Seafarers
10-07-2020 https://maritime-executive.com/article/un-human-rights-organizations-cal...

Debris on distant Japanese islands sparks hope in search for missing livestock crew
Sam Chambers October 8, 2020 https://splash247.com/debris-on-distant-japanese-islands-sparks-hope-in-...

PPA opens coronavirus testing lab at Port Area
Genivi Factao October 7, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/10/07/business/maritime-business/ppa-op...

True to its commitment of making the country the crew change hub of the world, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Monday formally commissioned its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) laboratory for global maritime professionals at the Port Area, Manila.

Life at sea: The plight of Filipino seafarers
Paolo Barcelon, Sep 8, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oEmxKKD9lE&feature=emb_title

The body found off Japan had been identified as one of the 37 Filipino seafarers still missing from a capsized cargo ship.

Unhampered deployment of seafarers sought
Genivi Factao October 7, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/10/07/business/maritime-business/unhamp...

More action needed for seafarers, ‘collateral victims’ of measures to curb COVID-19
6 October 2020 https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/10/1074732

In all, some 400,000 people are currently stranded on vessels, and a similar number are prevented from returning to ships, either to earn their living or to return home, due to COVID-19 restrictions on travel and transit.