‘Overstretched and under-resourced’: the corporate neglect of port welfare services for seafarers

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Maritime Policy & Management Pub Date : 2022-06-09 DOI:10.1080/03088839.2022.2084788

Helen Sampson, N. Turgo, Wendy Cadge, S. Gilliat‐Ray, Graeme Smith

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In the context of the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, this paper draws on new qualitative data collected from seafarers’ welfare centres, charities involved in seafarers’ welfare service provision, seafarers, port chaplains and seafarers’ centre volunteers. It examines the kinds of port-based welfare services currently provided to seafarers, and whether these meet seafarers’ expectations/needs. It provides new data on the perspectives of chaplains and stakeholder organisations in relation to the provision of seafarers’ services and starkly reveals the contemporary funding challenges experienced by these individuals/groups. The paper critically appraises the current reliance by ports, shipping companies, and government entities on the provision of free welfare services for seafarers. It concludes that Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, guidance relating to the funding of seafarers’ welfare services requires strengthening and that the funding of seafarers’ welfare services in ports across the world requires remedial action.

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“超负荷和资源不足”：企业忽视海员港口福利服务

摘要根据《2006年海事劳工公约》的规定，本文借鉴了从海员福利中心、参与海员福利服务的慈善机构、海员、港口牧师和海员中心志愿者那里收集的新的定性数据。它审查了目前向海员提供的基于港口的福利服务的种类，以及这些服务是否满足海员的期望/需求。它提供了关于牧师和利益相关者组织在提供海员服务方面的观点的新数据，并鲜明地揭示了这些个人/团体在当代面临的资金挑战。该文件批判性地评价了港口、航运公司和政府实体目前对为海员提供免费福利服务的依赖。它的结论是，2006年《海事劳工公约》关于海员福利服务资金筹措的指导意见需要加强，世界各地港口海员福利服务的资金筹措需要采取补救行动。

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