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16 Sep 2021HRAS Pursues Australian Legislative Change for Long-Term Maritime Levy Seafarer SupportPress Release 16 September 2021 LONDON. UK. In the past months, Human Rights at Sea, along with in-country partners, has been discreetly pursuing its Maritime Levy Campaign in Australia. This is focused on following-up on recent State-level success in New Zealand updating national legislation forLaw Reform and Policy Development -
15 Sep 2021Abandoned ALI BEY Crew Provide Bleak Video Testimony of their Circumstances in RomaniaPress Release 15 September 2021 “We’re still living here in the vessel like a jail…we can not go outside, we can not make anything, we live only in the shipping and the berth and now also winter isLaw Reform and Policy Development -
13 Sep 2021Wesfarmers Modern Slavery Statement 2021 focuses on Seafarers’ Human Rights ProtectionsPress Release London. UK. Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has worked with Wesfarmers, one of Australia’s largest-listed companies, to improve contractual safeguards within head agreements with shippingLaw Reform and Policy Development -
09 Sep 2021English Channel Migrants and Refugees: Safety of Life at Sea Comes FirstPress Release [Updated] 9 September 2021 London. UK. On the English south coast bordering The English Channel the number of migrants and refugees crossing from France to England seeking a better future has seen a surge this week with a period of good weather. Today, it has been announced in the UKMigrants & Refugees -
09 Sep 2021BBC News Interview with HRAS on Proposed English Channel Migrant PushbacksPress Release 9 September 2021 London. UK. Following a 48 hour period of ongoing controversy after the UK Home Office suggested that push-backs of migrant boats crossing the English Channel would beMigrants & Refugees -
03 Sep 2021OP-ED & Film: Human rights abuses of crews on South Korean factory trawlersOP-ED & FILM 3 September 2021 London. UK. / Auckland. New Zealand. At 4 am on June 20 2011, the entire Indonesian crew (32) walked off the Oyang 75 when it berthed in Port Lyttleton, ChristchurchLaw Reform and Policy Development -
01 Sep 2021BBC Investigates GULF SKY Hijacking IncidentPress Release 1 September 2021 London. UK. The geo-political case of the hijacking in July 2020 of the GULF SKY from UAE waters to Iran with 28 Indian crew has been further investigated by the BBC in a long-read article now available on-line. First reported by HRAS on 27 May 2020 as a case ofSlavery at Sea -
01 Sep 2021Human Rights at Sea welcomes new Head of OperationsPress Release 1 September 2021 London. UK. Human Rights at Sea is delighted to welcome Martyn Illingworth into the role of Head of Operations and Development. Martyn will lead on the implementation ofAbout us -
30 Aug 2021I-Kiribati Seafaring Community Pleads with Government to Repatriate Stranded ColleaguesPress Release 30 August 2021 London. UK. / Brisbane. Australia. Concerns for the future of Kiribati’s maritime workforce have escalated across the small Pacific Island nation, as the community appealsLaw Reform and Policy Development
