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The ITF is opposed to any discrimination based on colour, nationality, sex, race or creed.

One of the aims of the Women at Sea networks is to connect women. Speaking to others who already work at sea, supporting each other, sharing resources and access to advice. We want to work together to make the maritime industry a better place for women. 

Health and wellbeing is a matter for all seafarers, but some health issues are more specific to women working at sea. Here you can find more information on some of the potential problems that women have talked about when at sea, and also some guidance on countering these issues.

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While working at sea, seafarers want to be healthy and happy, but seafarers are vulnerable to specific illnesses, diseases and mental health issues because of the nature of their work, and travel to new countries.

It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.

One of the key priorities of the ITF Seafarers Section is to help create more opportunities for women to have rewarding careers at sea as well as retain women who are already working at sea.

Traditionally, maritime has been a male dominated sector, and women make up only an estimated two percent of the world’s maritime workforce.

Most work in the cruise and ferries sectors, and women are significantly underrepresented on cargo ships.