Escrow debate by the numbers: Deployed seafarers, SC-decided cases in favor of labor, and remittances
The debate on the proposed escrow in the pending Magna Carta for Seafarers revolves around the issue of alleged dwindling numbers of deployed seafarers that are usually misleadingly blamed by employers and manning agencies on the increasing number of litigated cases sweepingly associated with ambulance chasing. However, data from the Department of…