Sorridente filippino cew da una nave da crociera,equipaggio filippino,navi equipaggio,marina mercantile,nave passeggeri equipaggio,nave da crociera lavoro,pradeep subramanian
5034 x 3350 px | 42,6 x 28,4 cm | 16,8 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
11 novembre 2015
Altre informazioni:
Filipino seamen, also referred to as Filipino seafarers or Filipino sailors, are seamen, sailors, or seafarers from the Philippines. Although, in general, the term "Filipino seamen" may include personnel from the Philippine Navy or the Philippine Marine Corps, it specifically refers to overseas Filipinos who are "sea-based migrant Filipino workers.Filipino seamen are a major segment of overseas Filipino workers who contributed to the Philippine economy. Filipino seamen have been a major source of US dollar remittances to the Philippines. In 2008, according to Doris Magsaysay-Ho, 28, 000 Filipino seamen remitted US$3 billion to the Philippines from Japan alone.[8] According to the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the total of financial remittances sent to the Philippines by overseas Filipino seamen was US$2.501 billion during the first nine months of 2009 (US$2.393 billion in 2008)In 2010, according to the Business Monitor, Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) described Filipino seamen as sailors who were "unsung heroes" of an "unsung industry", namely the shipping industry that carried "most of the world trade in goods". Mitropoulos further stated that the "international community should pay tribute to the Filipino seafarers" and to the Philippines for their contributions to the shipping and international seaborne trade. On a similar note, United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon hoped that many Filipino youth would join the seamen's profession.One-third of the world's seafarers are Filipinos.Filipino seafarers are the most sought seafarers in the global shipping industry. In fact, Filipinos are in demand to man ships at sea - from luxury cruise ships to giant tankers and container ships.Filipino seafarers have more stamina and work physically more on board the ships. Often they develop back injuries or hernia from heavy lifting. Most of the ship owners refuse to admit responsibility over
