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Issue 75
Deployment of seafarers
continues to climb – POEA
I
n recent development, POEA noted that
hiring of Filipino seafarers continues to
rise. The latest official figures was released
by Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration (POEA) o seafarer
deployment showed sustained a strong
demand for Filipino seafarers.
The fears were unfounded. There was no
slowdown in the number of sea-based workers
that left the country in 2015, contrary to earlier
expectations of some quarters in the industry
that the current crisis in the offshore industry, the
worst to hit the business sector, as well as in the
dry cargo market as indicated by the burgeoning
number of laid-up vessels.
These botched to even make a dent in the
deployment of sea-based workers as the final
figures, which came in only last month, showed
the rise in the demand.
The Philippines again breached the 400,000
level as it sent a total of 406,531 sea-based
worker last year, a further climb from 401,826 the
previous year.
The increase however slim explained for the
continued albeit slight in remittances to $5.79
billion in 2015 from $5.50 billion in 2014.
When it comes to marine officers, deck & engine
departments combined, remained basically the
same at 93,992 in 2015 from 93868 the previous
year, 2014.
It’s the number of ratings that had marked a
drop, there were 148,283 ratings deployed abroad
last year from 154,963 ratings in 2014.
While the gain in the cruise industry had
significant increased. The total of non-maritime
workers dispatched overseas last year jumped
to 161,480 in 2015 from 151,402 in 2014. These
were mostly assigned to food and catering,
food & beverage, and housekeeping and hotel
departments.
The Philippines again breached the 400,000 level as it sent a total of 406,531
sea-based worker last year, a further climb from 401,826 the previous year.
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