More Singaporean seafarers without shipboard work will certainly be qualified for extra help under the Maritime SG Together Package revealed by the Maritime as well as Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on 29 April 2020.
The Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) is the most up to date seafarer union teaming up with MPA to give the Seafarers Relief Package (SRP) to aid its Singaporean participants whose shipboard work has actually been impacted by boundary control procedures as well as staff adjustment constraints.
The SRP offers assistance of $800 each month to qualified Singaporean seafarers that are not able to protect shipboard work in between 1 May 2020 as well as 31 July 2020.
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Mr Kam Soon Huat, SOS’ President, claimed, “Seafarers are in a vulnerable position in this COVID-19 pandemic. Their livelihoods are adversely affected by border control measures and crew change restrictions. As a union that represents seamen, we understand the hardship that they face. We are working with MPA to offer financial assistance, in the form of this relief package, to our Singaporean seafarers and their families for them to get by.”
Ms Quah Ley Hoon, MPA’s Chief Executive, claimed, “MPA has been working closely with the maritime industry and unions to recognize the contributions of our seafarers who have been working to keep supply chains moving amidst this pandemic. We welcome SOS coming on board to help those Singaporean seafarers who do not have shipboard employment through the SRP.”
The SRP belongs to the MPA’s Maritime SG Together Package to give additional financial backing to the maritime sector following the worldwide COVID-19 episode.
SOS supplied 650 treatment packs having medical masks, hand sanitizers, anti-bacterial hand laundry, as well as anti-bacterial hand wipes to its participants based in Singapore.
Reference: mpa.gov.sg
