By THERESA BRAINE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
SEP 24, 2020 AT 10:13 PM
The United Nations chief on Thursday implored countries to cooperate in repatriating 300,000 stranded mariners who have been stuck at sea throughout the pandemic, some of whom have not been home in a year or more.
Working back-to-back 12-hour shifts, often without weekends, the merchant mariners are buckling under the strain — which could have a disastrous effect on the global supply chain, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
“Mariners are human beings first, and should be treated as such,” Marzougui said.
Echoing the humanitarian concerns of Guterres, the Consumer Goods Forum warned, “The situation has also inadvertently created a modern form of forced labor.”
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
SEP 24, 2020 AT 10:13 PM
The United Nations chief on Thursday implored countries to cooperate in repatriating 300,000 stranded mariners who have been stuck at sea throughout the pandemic, some of whom have not been home in a year or more.
Working back-to-back 12-hour shifts, often without weekends, the merchant mariners are buckling under the strain — which could have a disastrous effect on the global supply chain, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
“Mariners are human beings first, and should be treated as such,” Marzougui said.
Echoing the humanitarian concerns of Guterres, the Consumer Goods Forum warned, “The situation has also inadvertently created a modern form of forced labor.”
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