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Impact of COVID-19 on Seafarers by Paul Abonita is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Crew changes have been suspended globally due to travel restrictions from the pandemic, stranding over 150,000 seafarers at sea with expired contracts. While goods are still being transported, the mental health of seafarers is deteriorating from long periods isolated at sea. International organizations have called for seafarers to be classified as essential workers to allow crew changes with testing, but many countries have not exempted travel bans. The Philippines government has provided financial assistan
- Author
- Paul Abonita
- Language
- EN