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On April 27, 2021, during its Third Report-Back Election Conference, the Local Black Sea Trade Union Organization of Seafarers reported to its members of the work done over the last 5 years.

Since 2017, an abandoned ghost AMAN ship has been in the Gulf of Suez. The Syrian seafarer Mohammad Aisha lived on board for four years, like in prison. He could not leave the place of his imprisonment as he assumed the court-prescribed responsibility for the ship's safety.

The Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine received information that the Maritime Administration sent a letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) about the alleged "start of an experiment on issuing seafarers qualification documents in electronic format" and also on sending to IMO samples of seafarers' qualification documents containing a QR-code.

At the end of last week, the relatives of three Ukrainian seafarers that were detained on March 27, 2021, in Spain contacted the Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine.

Nautilus International and the UK Chamber of Shipping have urged Maritime Minister Robert Courts MP to support establishing the UK as an international seafarer vaccination hub, where seafarers of all nationalities can access Covid-19 vaccines while their vessels are in ports around the UK.

Seafarers and crewing companies often request the MTWTU to comment towards the seafarers’ qualification documents that contain a QR-code though do not meet the requirements for special security elements defined by Ukrainian legislation.

The Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine helps seafarers in trouble, whether it is wage arrears, illegal termination of an employment contract by a shipowner, or shipowner's failure to comply with requirements on ensuring decent living and working conditions on the ship. And today, the number of requests for help has increased due to global restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 29, 2021, a meeting between the representatives of crewing companies, higher maritime educational institutions and officials of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine took place via video conference.

The Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine has developed a short practical guide on vaccination for seafarers and shipping companies.

The Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine draws your attention to the fact that on March 22, 2021, amendments were made to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from December 09, 2020, No. 1236 regarding the crossing of the state border by citizens of Ukraine.

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