Seafarers’ Unions Remember Hadisur Rahman,Killed In Russia -Ukraine Crossfire
Today we note International Workers ‘Memorial Day( IWMD). A day when we grieve for those that have actually been eliminated at the workplace– drawn from their pals, family members as well as colleagues ahead of time.
We remember this year, specifically, seafarers that have actually passed away from Covid -19 as well as its results. And we think about those seafarers influenced by the problem that is recurring in Ukraine consequently of Russia’s intrusion.
We keep in mind Hadisur Rahman.
On the nine day of Russia’s intrusion of Ukraine, Wednesday 2 March 2022, the battle ended up being fatal significant for the seafaring neighborhood, when a Russian projectile ended up being the very first to strike a vendor (non-military) vessel, the M/V BANGLAR SAMRIDDHI, as well as murder Bangladeshi seafarer Hadisur Rahman.
The rest of the staff made it through as soon as they had the ability to snuff out a fire triggered by the projectile that had actually burst out on the bulker. The staff, consisting of the late Mr Rahman, are participants of the Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers’ Association (BMMOA), an ITF Seafarers’ Section associate.
Rahman, that was the vessel’s 3rd designer, shed his life in the obvious crossfire in between Russian as well as Ukrainian pressures pointed along the as soon as accessible, today mine-laden, Southern Buh/ БогRiver
The M/V BANGLAR SAMRIDDHI’s staff had actually been caught considering that Russia’s intrusion started. Along with them were what an approximated 1,500 various other international (non-Russian, non-Ukrainian) staff aboard regarding 120 vessels.
ITF Inspector based in Odessa Natalia Yefrimenko has actually been aiding much of those seafarers safe and secure risk-free flow house. Seafarers have actually likewise obtained solid assistance from their different ITF-affiliated house unions as well as from the only ITF maritime associate in the nation– the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU).
Together, seafarers’ unions, companies, ship supervisors as well as house federal governments, have actually efficiently aided numerous the caught international staff to run away the combating as well as start their trips house. The variety of Filipino seafarers caught in the problem area, for instance, went down from around 500 in late March, to under 90 in mid-April
Meanwhile, the making it through females as well as guys that compose the staff of the BANGLAR SAMRIDDHI were sustained by their union a to make their trip to Bangladesh by means of Moldova as well as lastly, viaRomania In inviting his participants securely home, BMMOA union head of state Captain Anam Chowdhury revealed thankfulness as well as many thanks to ITF for the federation’s “guidance, support and trust during this crisis as well as over the past years”.
The union has actually promised to honour the tradition of dropped seafarer Hadisur Rahman.
Reference: itfseafarers.org
