The world’s largest seafarers’ union and shipping industry employers’ association are jointly contributing to a Singapore fund established to help seafarers caught up in the crew change crisis to get home.
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) have jointly contributed $500,000 to the Singapore Shipping Tripartite Alliance Resilience (SG-STAR) Fund.
Together with contributions from the Singapore Shipping Association, the Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen the fund now totals $1.2m.
