Seafarers detained in connection with their professional duties must be treated fairly and with dignity, with full respect for their human rights, according to high-ranking maritime officials.
This was the consensus of senior members from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) during a joint event held at the IMO headquarters in London this week.
Participants stressed
