Filipino seafarers stranded amid the coronavirus pandemic rest inside a dormitory in Manila, Philippines, on April 29, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
Letters | What Suez Canal crisis should tell the world about seafarers
- Global shipping crisis threw a spotlight on the rarely told story of the hardships and poor conditions endured by seafarers, at least a quarter of them from the Philippines
- As the Covid-19 story focuses on professionals and whether they will return to offices, it must be remembered that some never even left since the pandemic began
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Filipino seafarers stranded amid the coronavirus pandemic rest inside a dormitory in Manila, Philippines, on April 29, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE