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Tag: Seafarers

Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Ill Filipino seaman gets $40,000 payout

by Asia Times staff February 26, 2019February 18, 2020

A Filipino seafarer who suffered from a severe illness while working on ships overseas has received a settlement of more than two million pesos (US$40,000) from his employer. Reggie Cagdan, 45, worked as a seaman for over five years on cargo ships carrying chemicals and raw materials for cement factories. However, Cagdan suffered an unbearable […]

Kakinada Port, India. Photo: Kakinada Port
Posted inAT Finance, India, Philippines, South Asia

15 seafarers stranded in India return home to Philippines

by Asia Times staff November 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Lagos in Nigeria. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Filipino sailors kidnapped by pirates in Gulf of Guinea

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018February 18, 2020
Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Kidnapped Filipino seamen released and to be flown home

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Kakinada Port, India. Photo: Kakinada Port
Posted inAT Finance, India, Philippines, South Asia

Filipino crew stuck aboard ship in Indian port for 3 months

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Seven Filipino seafarers kidnapped off Nigeria

by Asia Times staff September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

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