Day of the Seafarer

June 25th is observed as the Day of the Seafarer. Amidst the pandemic, Seafarers have found themselves both on the front line of the global response and subject to difficult working conditions surrounding uncertainties and difficulties around port-access, re-supply, crew changeovers, repatriation etc. #FairFuture4Seafarers.
The 2021 campaign is Fair Future for Seafarers. The celebration is focused on urging governments to recognize seafarers as key workers and ease travel restrictions for them to facilitate crew changes.

The campaign will discuss issues that will still be relevant to seafarers after the pandemic #FairFuture4Seafarers.
The IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said in his address celebrating the day – “Seafarers have gone beyond the call of duty working tirelessly to keep global trade flowing. IMO & our partners are doing our part to support seafarers and make sure that they are given rights and protection of key workers.”

At Arete, we want to use this opportunity to encourage governments and IMO to support seafarers amid the pandemic and we hope for a Fair Future for Seafarers. #FairFuture4Seafarers