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Seafarer Demographics Study 2024

The Maritime Charities Group (MCG) has commissioned a study of the estimated size and demographic profile of the UK’s Merchant Navy and fishing fleet personnel and their dependants, from 2019–2040. This research will cover UK nationals (aged 18+) who are working/former seafarers, their families, and service-providers working in maritime welfare charities. It will include all

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IMHF-IMHA Agreement

A promising and complementary cooperation for the future IMHF and IMHA recently signed an agreement on cooperation. This is most welcoming news! Whilst the two organizations have similar aims, they work in different fields, which are complementary to each other. IMHA is a membership organisation, and IMHF. IMHA is a membership organisation and plays an

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MENTAL HEALTH AND THE IMPACT OF ABUSE HIGHLIGHTED AS KEY CONCERNSFOR YACHT CREW IN ANNUAL HELPLINE REPORT FROM ISWAN

Contributed by Nebojsa Nikolic The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) launched its Yacht Crew Help service in November 2020, in order to provide accessible, specialised support to help those working in the yachting industry to cope withthe unique challenges of life at sea. Yacht Crew Help is a free, multilingual, 24/7/365 service operated

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ITF TARGETS FOUR WORST FLAGS ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN100 CREW ABANDONED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS

Contributed by Nebojsa Nikolic The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) announced that up to a thousand ships flagged to the CookIslands, Palau, Sierra Leone, and Togo will be targeted for safety, maintenance and seafarer welfare inspections acrossthe Mediterranean Sea in the coming 8 weeks by an army of inspectors from the ITF, seafarers’ unions and

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