THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) recognized the contributions and initiatives of the Filipino Association for Mariners Employment Inc. (FAME) as the latter celebrated its 50th anniversary on Thursday, April 18.
GOVERNMENT agencies have yet to ascertain if any Filipino seafarers are among those on board dozens of cruise ships with reported Covid-19 infections now facing the same problems as last year being refused entry by ports. This, as a labor group stressed on Monday the importance of vaccination among Filipino seafarers…