Norwegian shipowners discussed employment opportunities for Ukrainian seafarers on board their ships.
Employment outlook
was the main topic of the
round table initiated by
the Norwegian Shipowners’
Association (NSA). It was
attended by the NSA
Director Paal Tangen, the
representatives of the
Norwegian companies OSM, Greig Star and Odfjel, MTWTU
First Vice Chairman Oleg
Grygoriuk, Deputy Head
of Mission of the Royal
Norwegian Embassy in Kyiv
Fredrik Arthur and Honorary
Consul of the Royal Norwegian
Honorary Consulate Oleg
Fomychov. Later, the First Deputy Head of the Maritime
Administration of Ukraine
Dmitry Barinov joined the
meeting.
The round table was
dedicated to the discussion of
advantages of the Ukrainian
seafarers and their prospects
on board the Norwegian
shipowners’ ships. The same
topic was on the agenda of
the Europe-Asia Maritime
Summit, conducted for the
second year in a row by the
MTWTU. The Summit ‘destroys’
misconceptions about the
modern Ukrainian seafarer,
presents our seafarers to
foreign shipowners, highlighting
the advantages of Ukrainian
maritime labor for the global
industry. The large-scale
Summit took place the day
before the round table meeting.
There, the foreign companies
were pleasantly surprised by
the high level of education and
training of Ukrainian mariners.
During the round table
meeting, the NSA members,
not yet employing Ukrainians
but willing to do so, received
update on local business
customs and evaluated the
competitive advantages of
Ukrainian seafarers. The
MTWTU also managed to break
some stereotypes about the
Ukrainian seafarers, which have
firmly rooted in the marine
environment.
“We grow and develop; we
are not afraid to ask difficult
questions and look for answers,”
Oleg Grygoriuk noted. “For our
seafarers and our partners, the
MTWTU acts as a guarantor
of the collective agreements,
ensuring that the seafarers’
rights are secured, and
shipowners are able to enjoy
the highest professionalism of
our seafarers.”
The Union conducts daily work
to decently represent Ukrainian
seafarers and their advantages.
Among these are strong maritime
traditions, high level of education
and training, diligence, honesty
and a desire to develop in the
maritime labor market.
In turn, Mr. Fredrik Arthur, Deputy Head of Mission of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kyiv, assured of the institution’s full support to the Norwegian owners in terms of developing business in Ukraine, as well as attracting Norwegian investments to our country.
