SOS helped seafarers recover $154K in owed wages
SOS helped seafarers recover $154K in owed wages
Samudra #2 2024 (Latest)
Samudra #2 2024 (Latest)
Manila Family Day: creating memories and bonding time
Manila Family Day: creating memories and bonding time
Spreading festive cheer: Hari Raya gift bag distribution
Spreading festive cheer: Hari Raya gift bag distribution
Seafarer Snapshot: Life on the Rolling Waves – A Successful Photo Exhibition
Seafarer Snapshot: Life on the Rolling Waves – A Successful Photo Exhibition

SOS President Kam Soon Huat shared ,”SOS is hosting this photo exhibition to celebrate the Day of the Seafarers. We hope that through these photos , the public will gain an understanding of the working conditions and sacrifices made by seafarers” 

Seacare Completes Acquisition of Norbreck Hotel and Portpatrick Hotel 
Seacare Completes Acquisition of Norbreck Hotel and Portpatrick Hotel 
Seacare Sailors Home hosts ITF coordinator and Young Seafarers
Seacare Sailors Home hosts ITF coordinator and Young Seafarers
Building Bridges with Burgundy: Unveiling of Vocuppa Premium Café
Building Bridges with Burgundy: Unveiling of Vocuppa Premium Café
Samudra #4 2023
Samudra #4 2023
Seacare launches Education Voucher scheme to assist youths
Seacare launches Education Voucher scheme to assist youths
Samudra #1 2024
Samudra #1 2024
Seacare opens AFresh&Co, charts retail expansion journey
Seacare opens AFresh&Co, charts retail expansion journey

SOS Members’ Night: Embracing the festive spirit of Christmas
SOS Members’ Night: Embracing the festive spirit of Christmas
Spreading festive cheer at sea
Spreading festive cheer at sea
SOS Members’ Night: Deepavali celebration
SOS Members’ Night: Deepavali celebration
New hotels added to the Seacare Sailors Home Scheme (SSS)
New hotels added to the Seacare Sailors Home Scheme (SSS)
SOS Family Day
SOS Family Day
Fostering knowledge exchange and solidarity among transport unionists
Fostering knowledge exchange and solidarity among transport unionists
Uptick in armed robbery in Singapore Straits in first half of 2023
Uptick in armed robbery in Singapore Straits in first half of 2023
SOS delegation forges bilateral ties with NCSU, visits Evergreen Training Center 
SOS delegation forges bilateral ties with NCSU, visits Evergreen Training Center 
SOS celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with seafarers
SOS celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with seafarers
Bridging language gaps for global seafaring
Bridging language gaps for global seafaring

SOS and SMOU host NSCU’s visit in Singapore 
SOS and SMOU host NSCU’s visit in Singapore 
FKSU delegation deepens solidarity and bilateral ties with SOS  
FKSU delegation deepens solidarity and bilateral ties with SOS  

Seacare OKiKi P-Hub’s first batch of Shanghai-grown vegetables debuts at Sheng Siong Supermarket
Seacare OKiKi P-Hub’s first batch of Shanghai-grown vegetables debuts at Sheng Siong Supermarket
IBF deal finalised: 250,000 seafarers to receive 6 per cent pay raise
IBF deal finalised: 250,000 seafarers to receive 6 per cent pay raise
Singapore celebrates a decade as the world’s premier maritime hub
Singapore celebrates a decade as the world’s premier maritime hub
SOS launches new Sailors’ Home in Malate, Manila for Filipino members
SOS launches new Sailors’ Home in Malate, Manila for Filipino members
Samudra Issue #2 2023
Samudra Issue #2 2023
Seafarers advocate for transparent, worker-led technological shifts in maritime industry 
Seafarers advocate for transparent, worker-led technological shifts in maritime industry 
New ITF Guidance Outlines approach to seafarers’ human rights in cargo shipping
New ITF Guidance Outlines approach to seafarers’ human rights in cargo shipping
New initiative to scale low-carbon fuel production adopted by ministers at global energy summit
New initiative to scale low-carbon fuel production adopted by ministers at global energy summit
Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Future
Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Future
Seacare OKiKi bridgehead project in Yunnan successfully signed!
Seacare OKiKi bridgehead project in Yunnan successfully signed!
World Maritime Theme 2024: “Navigating the future: safety first!”
World Maritime Theme 2024: “Navigating the future: safety first!”
SOS salutes seafarers, advocates ocean protection
SOS salutes seafarers, advocates ocean protection
Seacare OKiKi and Pudong New Area Chuansha New Town solidify agricultural partnership
Seacare OKiKi and Pudong New Area Chuansha New Town solidify agricultural partnership
Surviving the Storm: Navigating the post-pandemic workforce landscape
Surviving the Storm: Navigating the post-pandemic workforce landscape
SOS fosters collaborative partnership and solidarity with global affiliates
SOS fosters collaborative partnership and solidarity with global affiliates
SOS Celebrates a night of appreciation for Filipino members
SOS Celebrates a night of appreciation for Filipino members
Samudra #1 2023
Samudra #1 2023

UN recommends coordinated action for transport workers during emergencies

Day of the Seafarer 2023: Seafarers, MARPOL and the marine environment
Day of the Seafarer 2023: Seafarers, MARPOL and the marine environment
Seacare Manpower Services empowers staff with Workplace Safety and Health training
Seacare Manpower Services empowers staff with Workplace Safety and Health training
World Maritime Theme 2023: ‘MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on’
World Maritime Theme 2023: ‘MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on’
Action plan to upskill and transition seafarers into green shipping
Action plan to upskill and transition seafarers into green shipping
Mandatory for ships to report carbon intensity, energy efficiency starting Jan 1, 2023 
Mandatory for ships to report carbon intensity, energy efficiency starting Jan 1, 2023 
Assisting seafarers in grievances and enquiries
Assisting seafarers in grievances and enquiries

Resolving seafarers’ grievances and visiting crew on board form part of SOS’s mission to represent the interest and well-being of seafaring members, ensuring they are duly rewarded for their hard work.

Mental health key in tackling seafarers’ suicides
Mental health key in tackling seafarers’ suicides

Prolonged work onboard during the crew-change crisis, precarious contracts and poor pay are ingredients for seafarers’ suicides.

SOS IRO
SOS assists crew to recover 4 months of wages
SOS assists crew to recover 4 months of wages
Reaching out to seafarers onboard
Reaching out to seafarers onboard
Global piracy and armed robbery cases at all-time low
Global piracy and armed robbery cases at all-time low
Asset enhancement for Seacare’s UK hotels
Asset enhancement for Seacare’s UK hotels
Celebrating transport workers that keep our world moving
Celebrating transport workers that keep our world moving
Singapore leads global shipping centre list for ninth year running
Singapore leads global shipping centre list for ninth year running
Addressing crew’s concerns on MV Yangtze Fortune
Addressing crew’s concerns on MV Yangtze Fortune
SOS Seamen seafarers
Able Seafarers minimum wage up 4 per cent in new 3-year deal
Able Seafarers minimum wage up 4 per cent in new 3-year deal
SOS ship visit
Celebrating International Day for Women in Maritime
Celebrating International Day for Women in Maritime
Samudra #2 2022
Samudra #2 2022
seamen sos
Seafarers win rights to mandatory internet access in MLC updates
Seafarers win rights to mandatory internet access in MLC updates

Seafarers’ groups have won the right to mandatory social connectivity for crews –including internet access – in updates to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), but are disappointed that shipowners and governments may seek to charge for it.

Fruitful sharing with SOS Advisor Carrie Tan
Fruitful sharing with SOS Advisor Carrie Tan
Study shares ways to close skills gaps in transport sectors
Study shares ways to close skills gaps in transport sectors
Hari Raya goodie bags spark joy for Jalan Kukoh residents
Hari Raya goodie bags spark joy for Jalan Kukoh residents
Raising employability and skills in transport sector
Raising employability and skills in transport sector
Celebrating SOS50 with crew members
Celebrating SOS50 with crew members
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Seacare Hospitality acquires Best Western Queens Hotel, Perth and Rox Hotel, Aberdeen
Seacare Hospitality acquires Best Western Queens Hotel, Perth and Rox Hotel, Aberdeen
Seafarers trainees complete SQRT 89
Seafarers trainees complete SQRT 89
Seacare Environmental launches disinfection services
Seacare Environmental launches disinfection services
Complimentary Seminar Packages for shipping companies participating in SSS
Complimentary Seminar Packages for shipping companies participating in SSS
Celebrating LNY with welfare homes
Celebrating LNY with welfare homes
SOS celebrates 50 years of founding
SOS celebrates 50 years of founding
Seafarers not to be blamed for supply chain congestion
Seafarers not to be blamed for supply chain congestion
Celebrating SOS50 onboard Wanhai vessels
Celebrating SOS50 onboard Wanhai vessels
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