The Philippines has signed the Manila Declaration on Seafarers’ Human Rights, Safety, and Well-being, which aims to safeguard the rights of seafarers who, like many Filipinos seeking opportunities overseas, are exposed to risks and abuses.
At sea, silence can be as dangerous as a storm. For thousands of Filipino seafarers, silence has become a survival strategy — enduring abuse and abandonment on board vessels because speaking out could mean losing their livelihood.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is urgently calling on UAE maritime authorities to intervene in a severe case of seafarer abandonment in the Persian Gulf, where 19 crew members remain trapped aboard the tanker Global Peace.
