DMW says no Filipino seafarer fell prey to ship abandonment worldwide of late

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00:00The Department of Migrant Workers, or DMW, confirmed that no Filipino seafarer has fallen victim to ship abandonment worldwide.

00:08The agency also reported that nearly all repatriated seafarers have safely returned to the Philippines this year

00:15and ensured that they receive medical care, financial aid, and legal assistance.

00:20Noel Talacay has the report.

00:23No Filipino seafarer is currently a victim of ship abandonment worldwide.

00:30This was stated by Department of Migrant Workers, or DMW, Secretary Hans-Leo Kakdak.

00:37According to Kakdak, almost all seafarers have been repatriated to the country this year,

00:43except three who are currently staying in a hotel in Germany and are just waiting to return to the country.

00:50Kakdak also assured that all of them have received medical, financial, and legal assistance from the agency's Action Fund.

00:59Recently, an online news portal published cases of Filipino seafarers who were victims of ship abandonment.

01:07But Kakdak insists this is not new to them because they have been monitoring it for a long time.

01:14In fact, he said the Philippines is part of the amendment of the Maritime Labor Convention,

01:20which includes addressing the cases of ship abandonment.

01:24There was even a Magna Carta for seafarers signed by President Ferdinand Marquez, Jr.,

01:30which the IRR was drafted by the DMW and Marina.

01:35So we are not strangers to pushing for protecting seafarers caught in abandonment situations.

01:42Based on DMW records, there are four cases of ship abandonment that have been resolved this year.

01:50Kakdak also said that one of the most common causes of ship abandonment involves fishing vessels,

01:58like the case of the manning agency named Buwan ng Tala.

02:02According to DMW, its permit has been canceled after administrative cases were filed against it.

02:10And 246 Filipino victims have already received assistance amounting to a total of P10.3 million from the agency's Action Fund.

02:21And it doesn't end there.

02:23So we have brought them to justice before the DOJ so that they will face the human trafficking charges

02:30for the poor living standards and conditions of seafarers, of the fishers on board,

02:38and that their benefits and salaries are not yet claimed.

02:47Because of this, the DMW plans to strengthen policies that will protect the welfare of seafarers working in the fishing industry.

02:56We are developing standards for fishers' protection.

03:00We plan to have that most likely in the second quarter of this year.

03:05We will have enhanced or upgraded fishers' protection standards in the DMW,

03:13including the drafting of a standard employment contract for fishers

03:18and a more specialized free departure orientation seminar tailored for fishers.

03:23Based on the DMW records, from 2018 to 2024,

03:29they have been recorded several cases of ship abandonment involving Filipino seafarers.

03:35Noel Talaka from the National TV Network for New and Better Philippines.

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