CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
Day of the Seafarer – Observed on June 25
- 25 June of each year is the “Day of the Seafarer”, recognizing the invaluable contribution seafarers make to international trade and the world economy, often at great personal cost to themselves and their families.
- The theme for 2021 Day of the Seafarer “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”.
- The theme “seeks to increase the visibility of seafarers by drawing attention to the invaluable role they play now and will continue to play in the future.
- This year the campaign for Day of Seafarer calls for a “fair future for seafarers.”
- The campaign aims to discuss “issues that will still be relevant to seafarers after the pandemic, such as fair treatment of seafarers, fair working conditions, fair training, fair safety, etc”.
- The Day of the Seafarer has now been included in the annual list of United Nations Observances.
- On this day, people pay respect to Seafarers and sailors who help the entire world function by conducting sea transport.
