The global seafarer : living and working conditions in a globalized industry

This volume offers a systematic account of the effects of globalization on the shipping industry and seafarers' lives. It looks at the political economy of world shipping; flag states and regulation; the seafarer labour market; shipboard life; seafarer families and sub-standard ships and seafar...

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Corporate Authors: Seafarers International Research Centre, International Labour Office
Language:English
Published: Geneva: International Labour Office, 2004.
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Summary:This volume offers a systematic account of the effects of globalization on the shipping industry and seafarers' lives. It looks at the political economy of world shipping; flag states and regulation; the seafarer labour market; shipboard life; seafarer families and sub-standard ships and seafarer abandonment
Physical Description:xvi, 208 p: ill.; 24 cm..
ISBN:9789221127130
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