In 2018-19, ISWAN's SeafarerHelp assisted 8,111 seafarers...
...and the helpline was contacted by seafarers of 91 different nationalities
In 2018-19, our relief funds awarded a total of 75,860.35 USD to seafarers
Our free, 24-hour, multilingual helpline for seafarers and their families.
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One of the top issues reported to our helpline, SeafarerHelp, is non-payment of wages. We were contacted by the wife of a Ukrainian seafarer who was one of twenty crew who had not been paid for seven months.
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