PR Teams Featured 0 Unvetted Seafarers on Day of the Seafarer

2 articles · Updated · TradeWinds · Jun 25

PR teams marking the Day of the Seafarer offered executives and charity heads for interviews instead of any real unvetted seafarers.
0 unvetted seafarers were made available, leaving the industry’s public-facing coverage centered on institutional voices rather than frontline workers.
The contrast undercut a day meant to spotlight seafarers themselves, raising questions about how directly the sector lets workers speak in public.

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