The 17 Filipino seafarers recently released by the Yemeni Islamist group Houthis were set to arrive in the Philippines on ...

Steve Trowsdale, ITF Global Inspectorate Coordinator, said: “2024 was the worst year on record for seafarer abandonment.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says 2024 was the worst year on record for seafarer abandonment. The ...

A record levels of ship abandonment on the high seas has left thousands of seafarers stranded without pay, provisions, or a ...

The seafarers were scheduled to arrive at Ninoy Aquino International Airport around ... The release marked the end of their 429-day ordeal. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr confirmed their release ...

After 428 days in captivity by Houthi rebels, the 17 Filipino crew members of cargo ship Galaxy Leader have returned home to the Philippines and reunited with their families. The Department of Migrant ...

Dave Heindel, ITF’s seafarers’ section chair and president of the US-based Seafarers International Union (SIU), said: ...

Filipinos were the fourth highest nationality among those abandoned. This is according to the International Transport Workers ...

WE join the overjoyed families and friends of the 17 Filipino seafarers who finally came home after their 429-day ordeal in the hands of Yemen rebels. This must feel like an extended Christmas holiday ...