Developing Seafarers'Welfare Boards in the 21~(st) Century

摘要

Life at sea, even when a ship is alongside, has never been easy. In the 21~(st) Century trends, such as ever smaller crew numbers, often from multicultural backgrounds, combined with short busy turnaround times in port, all impact on a seafarer's quality of life. The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006) recognises these issues and importantly the need for seafarers to have easy access to port welfare services. To help achieve this MLC, 2006 actively promotes and encourages all signatory states to establish seafarers' welfare boards in order to support port welfare services.