Red Sea attacks: how are they hitting seafarers?
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is pushing for safer conditions for crew members who are working on ships as they pass through the Red Sea.
The head of the International Chamber of Shipping has told the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ that one in five commercial ships are now avoiding the Red Sea because of the threat of attack.
The longer journey around Africa can add anything from one to two weeks to a vessel’s journey.
We speak to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which represents over half of the two million seafarers worldwide.
Also in the programme, presenter Sam Fenwick discusses upcoming elections in South Africa and gets the latest in the investigation into Indian billionaire Gautam Adani.
(Picture: Portrait of tug worker wearing protective goggles and hard hat. Picture credit: Getty Images)
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