The Department of Migrant Workers prohibited the deployment of Filipino seafarers on passenger and cruise ships traveling through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden as threats to shipping in the region worsens.
Yemen i coastguards loyal to the internationally-recognised government ride in a patrol boat in the Red Sea off the government-held town of Mokha in the western Taiz province, close to the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, on April 15, 2024.MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers on Wednesday prohibited the deployment of Filipino seafarers on passenger and cruise ships traveling through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden as threats to shipping in the region worsens.
The department order mandates licensed manning agencies to sign an "affirmation letter" guaranteeing the vessels their seafarers board will not navigate the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden. The affirmation letter executed by manning agencies with the seafarers' consent must be uploaded to the DMW's Online Processing System for Sea-based together with the processed Standard Employment Contract .
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