On merchant ships, more than 1.6 million seafarers are at work. It is projected that the merchant fleet will grow significantly over the next ten years, necessitating a need for more qualified professionals in this field. “At IMO, seafarers have always been at the centre of all our work.” Kitck Lim, IMO Secretary General emphasises the …
Throughout February and March, British Port Association held four online ‘Inclusion in the Workplace’ webinars with the organisation Inclusive Employers. These covered a range of subjects such as inclusive decision making, unconscious bias, inclusive behaviours and the ‘bystander effect’. The inclusion webinars were a first for the BPA and we had great interest, with over …
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The European social partners for Maritime Transport, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), continue to advocate the enhanced participation of women in European shipping. On International Women’s Day, they are launching a survey that will help them determine the current state of women’s employment in the sector and …
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Working together for a more equitable future Breakbulk Events & Media is the first partner to join the EU Maritime Women Project, a research campaign created by the European Community Shipowners’ Association and the European Transport Workers’ Federation, to get more women participating in the European maritime industry. The project is also supported by WISTA, …
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