{"id":21421,"date":"2020-12-21T17:47:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/?p=21421"},"modified":"2021-01-04T16:32:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:32:04","slug":"the-manila-statement-on-the-fair-treatment-of-seafarers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/the-manila-statement-on-the-fair-treatment-of-seafarers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manila Statement on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21022\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21022\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSCF7601-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSCF7601-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSCF7601-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSCF7601-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSCF7601-2-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speakers and VIPs at the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The First Regional Meeting on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers was held in Manila on 13 November 2018.\u00a0 It was co-hosted by the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment and SRI.\u00a0 Over 250 people attended, including senior Government representatives from 11 countries in the region (Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam); as well as Ambassadors and Embassy staff from 32 other Governments.\u00a0 Also present were shipowners and their representatives; very senior representatives of the judiciary; many university professors and educators; auditors; seafarers; masters and many students.<\/p>\n<p>Video messages were delivered to the meeting from Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the IMO and Corinne Vargha, Director of Labor Standards of the International Labor Organization.<\/p>\n<p>A keynote statement was delivered to the meeting from Philippine President His Excellency Rodrigo Roa Duterte.<\/p>\n<p>Senior figures from seafaring nations around the region pledged to lead the drive towards proper and effective implementation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Labor Organization (ILO) agreed Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers.<\/p>\n<p>Issuing the first ever <a href=\"\/asian-seafaring-nations-announce-first-ever-manila-statement-on-the-fair-treatment-of-seafarers\/\">Manila Statement on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers<\/a>, senior government representatives from more than 10 countries in the region said the time was right for action to be taken to protect their seafarers.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21421 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/asian-seafaring-nations-announce-first-ever-manila-statement-on-the-fair-treatment-of-seafarers\/44041440110_3db8aa1a08_k\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/44041440110_3db8aa1a08_k-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/44041440110_3db8aa1a08_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/44041440110_3db8aa1a08_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/44041440110_3db8aa1a08_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/44041440110_3db8aa1a08_k-31x21.jpg 31w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/44041440110_3db8aa1a08_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20996'>\n\t\t\t\tDelegates attend the SRI Regional Meeting in Manila.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/dsc_6741\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6741-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6741-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6741-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6741-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6741-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21009'>\n\t\t\t\tSRI Executive Director, Deirdre Fitzpatrick,\nspeaking.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/the-manila-statement-on-the-fair-treatment-of-seafarers\/stephen-cotton-photo\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stephen-Cotton-photo-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stephen-Cotton-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stephen-Cotton-photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stephen-Cotton-photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stephen-Cotton-photo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stephen-Cotton-photo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stephen-Cotton-photo-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21577'>\n\t\t\t\tStephen Cotton, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers&#8217; Federation. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/careers-mapped-out-for-young-and-women-seafarers\/cadets-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cadets-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cadets-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cadets-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cadets-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cadets-2-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21016'>\n\t\t\t\tSeafarer Cadets proudly showing their whites. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/brian-orrell-chairman-board-of-advisors\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Brian-Orrell-Chairman-Board-of-Advisors-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Brian-Orrell-Chairman-Board-of-Advisors-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Brian-Orrell-Chairman-Board-of-Advisors-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Brian-Orrell-Chairman-Board-of-Advisors-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Brian-Orrell-Chairman-Board-of-Advisors-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21006'>\n\t\t\t\tBrian Orrell, Chairman of the Advisory Board,  speaking at the event.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/dsc_6640\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6640-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6640-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6640-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6640-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21008'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Manila Statement.\nSilvestre H. Bello III, Secretary Department of Labor and Employment, Republic of the Philippines; Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of SRI; Stephen Cotton, General Secretary of the ITF.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/?attachment_id=21023'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Panel-Session-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Panel-Session-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Panel-Session-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Panel-Session-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Panel-Session-2-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21023'>\n\t\t\t\tPanel discussion: Chair, Judge Noel Tijam.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/senior-philippines-delegates\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Senior-Philippines-delegates-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Senior-Philippines-delegates-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Senior-Philippines-delegates-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Senior-Philippines-delegates-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Senior-Philippines-delegates-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21015'>\n\t\t\t\tClaro Arellano, Undersecretary, Department of Labor and Employment, Republic of the Philippines, opening the event.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Regional Meeting on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers was held in Manila on 13 November 2018.\u00a0 It was co-hosted by the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment and SRI.\u00a0 Over 250 people attended, including senior Government representatives from 11 countries in the region (Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/the-manila-statement-on-the-fair-treatment-of-seafarers\/\">[Read More&hellip;]&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":660,"featured_media":21008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21421","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"entry","9":"gs-1","10":"gs-odd","11":"gs-even","12":"gs-featured-content-entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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