Philippine Prez cheers European Commission’s transfer as 50k seafarers’ jobs protected

Marcos had met with EC President Ursula von der Leyen in December, when he attended the ASEAN-EU summit in Brussels, to debate the 15-year-old difficulty involving Filipino seafarers.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Apr 2, 2023 12:55 IST

President of the Philippines Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. attends a information convention after the European Union (EU) and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) commemorative summit in Brussels (Photo: Reuters/File)

By Reuters: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Sunday welcomed the European Commission’s (EC) determination to proceed recognising certificates issued by his nation for Filipino seafarers, saying it averted job losses for roughly 50,000 sailors.

The EC had warned in 2021 it could withdraw its recognition of Filipino seafarers’ certificates except critical measures had been taken, together with compliance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for seafarers.

The Southeast Asian nation, among the many world’s largest suppliers of maritime labour, has since made critical efforts to adjust to the necessities, significantly in key areas just like the monitoring, supervision and analysis of coaching and evaluation, the EC introduced on Friday.

Marcos had met with EC President Ursula von der Leyen in December, when he attended the ASEAN-EU summit in Brussels, to debate the 15-year-old difficulty involving Filipino seafarers.

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In an announcement, he mentioned his administration will do every part to deal with all different points confronted by the native maritime business in order that the Philippines can produce extra world-class seafarers.

The EC mentioned it intends to supply the Philippines with technical help to additional enhance its schooling, coaching and certification system for seafarers.

The seafarers are amongst tens of millions of abroad Filipinos sending dwelling greater than $2.5 billion of their earnings every month, boosting client spending that drives progress of the home financial system.

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Apr 2, 2023