The International Maritime Organization ( IMO) is utilizing this year’s ‘International Day of the Seafarer’ to accentuate the concern of sex equal rights in the maritime sector.

Each year on June 25, the IMO commemorates the ‘Day of the Seafarer’ to elevate recognition on concerns influencing the worldwide maritime area with social networks. This year’s style of “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community” looks for to accentuate gender equal rights in a typically male-dominated sector.

According to IMO numbers, females stand for just 2 percent of the globe’s 1.2 million seafarers as well as 94 percent of women seafarers are operating in the cruise ship sector.

“To everyone in shipping – you are missing out on a huge talent pool if you don’t recognise and empower women in the workplace. Join our Day of the Seafarer campaign and get on board with gender equality at sea,” claimed IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim

To aid commemorate, the IMO is getting in touch with participants of the maritime area as well as past to share their assistance making use of the hashtag #IAmOnBoard on systems like Twitter, Facebook as well asInstagram

The IMO is additionally highlighting the tales of 3 Day of the Seafarer “champions”, consisting of: Pilot Elizabeth Marami, the very first women pilot in Kenya; Captain Kate McCue, the very first United States women to captain a cruise liner; as well as Captain Wendy Williams, the very first Canadian women to captain a cruise ship ship.

“Gender equality is vital for sustainable development. Join our Day of the Seafarer campaign to promote seafaring as a career for women,” Secretary-General Lim claimed. “I’m on board with gender equality at sea. Are you?”