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Sailors face rough sailing.
(From Manila Standard)
Filipino seafarers are losing out to rivals because of poor training, Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. said yesterday.
"There is something noteworthy about working abroad and the Filipinos are determined to show and try to excel in it," said Guingona, who sought ways to protect the seafaring industry.
Guingona's viewpoint was shared by Bishop Ramon Arguelles of the Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (ECMIP), who expressed fears the 200,000 seafarers could be displaced by Asian rivals. "The Vatican has asked the ECMIP to pay attention to seafarers because whenever they go abroad the people are happy to see the Filipino seafarers. They are our best export," Arguelles added.
The manning agencies should stop abusing the applicants, the bishop said. They use them as errand boys, with either minimal pay or no salary at all.
Since 1975, Manila has been the biggest supplier of seafarers to the global market, the Seafarers International Research Center (SIRC) said. Last year, Filipinos comprised 28.5 percent of the total population of seafarers. The other major suppliers of sea-based workers are Russia with 17.3 percent; Ukraine, 6.2 percent; Poland, 5.9 percent; and China, 5.4 percent.
Poor training of maritime students is the main issue. Recent developments indicated there was a sharp decline in the number of seafarers who work for the deck and engine departments. ...
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