International coalition completes repatriation of over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers trapped for nearly 2 years due to the COVID pandemic
The full repatriation of over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers to Tarawa, capital of the Republic of Kiribati, has been completed. Today, six seafarers have touched down in Tarawa, marking the end of a two-year period of repatriation blighted by pandemic-related restrictions and delays. The repatriation was led by a coalition of employers, unions and NGOs, in ...