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Solons, DMW to discuss increasing salaries of Filipino seafarers
Alvin Murcia 03 Nov 2024 https://tribune.net.ph/2024/11/03/solons-dmw-to-discuss-increasing-salar...

Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo and Rep. Edvic Yap are set to meet with officials from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) this week to discuss increasing the salaries of Filipino seamen to be on par with their counterparts from other countries.

For years, Dutch ships have been paying Filipinos less than Europeans
Lian Buan Oct 31, 2024 https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/filipino-leads-case-netherlan...

Just culture, just needs time and people
October 31, 2024 https://splash247.com/just-culture-just-needs-time-and-people/

Steven Jones, the compiler of the Seafarers Happiness Index, admits he was surprised to receive messages from crew relieved that they were having some “downtime” while sailing the long way round the Cape this year.

Seafarer Stress Reduced and Satisfaction Rises Due to Red Sea Diversions
Oct 28, 2024 https://maritime-executive.com/article/seafarer-stress-reduced-and-satis...

Seafarer shore leave: are you getting yours?
30 October 2024 https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/news/seafarer-shore-leave-ar...

A seafarer shore leave survey being conducted by the ITF Seafarers' Trust has been extended until the end of 2024.

Longer voyages improve seafarer happiness
Marcus Hand, October 29, 2024 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/crewing/longer-voyages-improve-seafare...

Diverting from the Red Sea to the Cape of Good avoid Houthi attacks has had an unexpected positive impact on seafarer happiness in providing more downtime.

Cargo ship with 10 crewmen missing since storm Kristine hit
Madonna T. Virola, Nestor Corrales November 01, 2024 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2000020/cargo-ship-with-10-crewmen-missing...(direct)&utm_medium=gallery

A cargo vessel with 10 crew members has been missing since Oct. 27, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday as it launched search and rescue operations in the waters off Paluan town in Occidental Mindoro province.

A third of seafarers suffer from seasickness
21 October 2024 https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/telegraph/a-third-of-seafare...

Cooks and engineers suffered least with seasickness according to the research. Image: Danny Cornelissen

Cowboy colleges in the Philippines exploiting would-be seafarers
06 Jun 2024

Just 10% of aspiring cadets absorbed by the industry each year

Private maritime colleges in the Philippines promising students a pathway to a career at sea often lead to a dead end, says IMEC chief...

Shocking Study Reveals Seafarers Forced to Pay Illegal Recruitment Fee Affecting Their Mental Health
MI News Network September 26, 2024 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/study-finds-one-third-of-sea...