FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, David Hammond, Executive Director of Human Rights at Sea International (HRASI), calls maritime stakeholders to incorporate the principles and terminology of human rights within maritime operations, and actively advocate for transparency and accountability. ‘’Do not treat human rights protections as just the “S” in ESG’’, he says, highlighting that safeguarding human rights is an integral obligation for both states and businesses alike. David informs that ongoing international efforts are being made to address the issue of crew abandonment. However, he emphasizes the necessity for further progress in safeguarding seafarers’ rights. In this context, he observes a persistent lack of coordination and agreement, with a primary focus on protecting commercial reputation posing significant obstacles to effectively addressing seafarers’ human rights issues. RelatedNews Over 9,000 Filipino seafarers repatriated amid Strait of Hormuz crisis US to focus on evacuation of stranded seafarers in Strait of Hormuz var jnews_module_21310927_0_6a04e61c523cc = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21310927","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"133,3205,3697,2373,1613,467","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag