Seafarers are still paying the price for the economic problems facing the global shipping industry, the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) said in a new report.
The report shows that the SeafarerHelp service run by ISWAN dealt with a record number of 3,078 new cases involving 11,228 seafarers and their families in 2017, representing a casework rise of 37% from 2016.
“A difficult year for the shipping industry means it was also a difficult year for many seafarers,” Per Gullestrup, ISWAN chairman, said.
