Shipping must urgently improve seafarer well-being and conditions across key areas, according to a report by a Global Maritime Forum initiative.
The findings of the forum’s Diversity@Sea pilot project identified addressing abuse and harassment, enhancing work-life balance and upgrading onboard facilities as critical to the future of the industry.
“At a time of mounting pressure on global supply chains, poor work conditions pose long-term risks to global trade, with seafarer labour shortages reaching a 17-year high, and some banks in August indicating they could curb lending for shipowners who put seafarers’ welfare at risk,” the GMF said.
