Target: Member States – IMO
Region: Global

In relation to the deteriorating wellbeing of seafarers which are stuck on board ships and seafarers currently at home due to the impossibility to make arrangements for crew replacements leading to seriously endangered safety and security of international shipping, and  also in view of securing uninterruptedness of the global supply chains,

we, the undersigned, 


Insist that member states of International Maritime Organization and International Labour Organization to:

1. Designate as “key workers” the seafarers and other personnel engaged in the maritime business, which should be done by adoption of new and clear national definitions and rules and procedures duly notified to all national authorities – maritime, immigration, health, and port authorities. 

2. Ensure free access and movement of seafarers to and from the ships, as well as for persons employed in shipping-related activities.

3. Permit sufficient number of airplane flights related to embarkation and repatriation of seafaring personnel and movement of maritime transport specialists. 

4. International Maritime Organization and the International Labour Organization member-states should develop and implement a unified simplified plan for realization of the above measures as soon as possible. 

5. Not subject the seafarers to mandatory quarantine upon debarkation from ships where it is possible to promptly make COVID-19 tests and the test results are negative.

Petition signatories: 

Total Records Found: 18514, showing 10 per page
First NameLast NameDate Recorded
Johanna Fürst June 14, 2020
Carelin Confesor June 14, 2020
Romana Pütz June 14, 2020
Alexandra Anagnostis June 14, 2020
Amanda Maddick June 14, 2020
Simone Walter June 14, 2020
Isabel Bitzker June 14, 2020
Diane Hawthornthwaite June 14, 2020
Anke Kitzing June 14, 2020
Anja Schmidt June 14, 2020
This petition is now closed.