India | Government Approves PF & Pension Benefits For 4 Lakh Indian Seafarers
Indian seafarers are getting their long-standing demand fulfilled this year as the government has assured them of provident fund, gratuity and pension benefits.
Indian Government Coordinates Action To Improve Seafarers’ Human Rights
Around 10 percent of seafarers working on the global merchant fleet originate from India, and the problems that India is addressing affect seafarers of other nationalities.
India Opens Seafarers’ Training Centers After Extended Shutdown
India has told maritime training institutes (MTIs) to resume seafarers’ coaching and training activities, as a part of phased lifting of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Crew Change Crisis In India Burning Holes In Pockets Of Shipowners
The crew change crisis among the seafarers, ship owners, and managers in India are getting worse with the escalating costs undertaken to swap crews after they fulfill the tenures in contracts.
India: 20000 Seafarers Brought Back Home, 9000 Sent To Join Ships
In an interview by the Indian Express, Amitabh Kumar, Director-general of Shipping spoke about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on the shipping industry, and the efforts taken by the government for the welfare of the mariners and their jobs.
Indian Seafarers’ Body Pushes For Gratuity, Voting Rights And Other Welfare Schemes
India’s National Union of Seafarers(NUSI), on Sunday, said that they were putting ahead a proposal to the Indian Prime Minister’s Office for voting rights onboard ships, gratuity fund, and other welfare initiatives for Indian seafarers.
Record Feat Of Simultaneous Sign-Off & Sign-On Of Over 900 Seafarers At Mumbai Port
MBPT achieved rare feet of simultaneous sign-off of 912 crew from Cruise ship ‘Anthem of Seas’ and sign-on of the equal number on another cruise ship ‘Celebrity Infinity’ in a single day on June 16, 2020, with advance planning of port, various government authorities, and the shipping agent.
Watch: Stranded Indian Seafarers Protest On Board Cruise Ship
About 650 stranded Indian seafarers on cruise ship Marella Cruises’ Explorer staged protests against the conditions they had been living.
Government And Agencies Join Hands To Repatriate 20000 Indian Seafarers
An approximated 20,000 Indian seafarers sign on or off merchant vessels all over the world each month. Indian governmental agencies have joined hands with shipping and manning agencies to repatriate an approximated 20,000 Indian seafarers stranded abroad.