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06 Oct 2021Expansion of Port Welfare Committees in Australia driven by the changing dynamics of seafarer carePress Release 6 October 2021 “Australia still leads the way in this respect, as there are not many countries around the world that have a network of welfare committees operating in the ports to actively benefit the seafarers.” London. UK. / Bunbury Port. Western Australia. A vision to reinvigorateLaw Reform and Policy -
30 Sep 2021World Maritime Day 2021: Bitter-Sweet and still failing to effectively tackle Impunity and Abuse at SeaOPINION 30 September 2021 London. UK. World Maritime Day is celebrated annually on 30 September with a new theme. This year it is framed as “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future” which seemsLaw Reform and Policy -
22 Sep 2021New Case Study Addressing the Future of Seafaring in KiribatiPress Release 22 September 2021 London. UK. / Brisbane, Australia. A globally dispersed community of seafarers from Kiribati are at the epicentre of an arduous struggle for repatriation followingLaw Reform and Policy -
16 Sep 2021HRAS Pursues Australian Legislative Change for Long-Term Maritime Levy Seafarer SupportPress Release 16 September 2021 LONDON. UK. In the past months, Human Rights at Sea, along with in-country partners, has been discreetly pursuing its Maritime Levy Campaign in Australia. This is focused on following-up on recent State-level success in New Zealand updating national legislation forLaw Reform and Policy -
15 Sep 2021Abandoned ALI BEY Crew Provide Bleak Video Testimony of their Circumstances in RomaniaPress Release 15 September 2021 “We’re still living here in the vessel like a jail…we can not go outside, we can not make anything, we live only in the shipping and the berth and now also winter isLaw Reform and Policy -
13 Sep 2021Wesfarmers Modern Slavery Statement 2021 focuses on Seafarers’ Human Rights ProtectionsPress Release London. UK. Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has worked with Wesfarmers, one of Australia’s largest-listed companies, to improve contractual safeguards within head agreements with shippingLaw Reform and Policy -
09 Sep 2021English Channel Migrants and Refugees: Safety of Life at Sea Comes FirstPress Release [Updated] 9 September 2021 London. UK. On the English south coast bordering The English Channel the number of migrants and refugees crossing from France to England seeking a better future has seen a surge this week with a period of good weather. Today, it has been announced in the UKMigrants & Refugees -
09 Sep 2021BBC News Interview with HRAS on Proposed English Channel Migrant PushbacksPress Release 9 September 2021 London. UK. Following a 48 hour period of ongoing controversy after the UK Home Office suggested that push-backs of migrant boats crossing the English Channel would beMigrants & Refugees -
03 Sep 2021OP-ED & Film: Human rights abuses of crews on South Korean factory trawlersOP-ED & FILM 3 September 2021 London. UK. / Auckland. New Zealand. At 4 am on June 20 2011, the entire Indonesian crew (32) walked off the Oyang 75 when it berthed in Port Lyttleton, ChristchurchLaw Reform and Policy
