Seafarers, ships sound sirens, seek solutions

August 13, 2020

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Cruise ships sit anchored at Manila Bay on May 31. Photographer: Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images

ACROSS seas, seafarers, their ships and the global cruise ship industry are manning panic stations like never before. Covid-19 continues to hammer the well-being and economic future of over 400,000 Filipino seafarers in one of the most dramatic episodes on Filipinos’ international labor migration.

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