The World of the Seafarer : : Qualitative Accounts of Working in the Global Shipping Industry / / edited by Victor Oyaro Gekara, Helen Sampson.
This open access book constitutes an ethnographic mosaic which depicts the contextual complexities of the life and work of seafarers who are employed in the international merchant cargo fleet. The collection is based upon the observations and interviews of researchers in multiple disciplines. It is...
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| Superior document: | WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs, 9 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Springer,, 2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (VIII, 198 p. 17 illus., 10 illus. in color.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Part One: Going to Sea: 1 A taste of the Sea: Artisanal Fishing Communities in the Philippines by Nelson Turgo
- 2 Recruiting and Managing Labour for the Global Shipping Industry in China by Zhiwei Zhao
- 3 Can the UK Tonnage Tax Maritime Training Obligation Address Declining Cadet Recruitment and Training in the UK? by Victor Oyaro Gekara
- 4 Careers at Sea: Exploring Seafarer Motivations and Aspirations by Polina Baum-Talmor
- 5 Women Seafarers: An Analysis of Barriers for Their Employment by Momoko Kitada
- Part Two: Being at Sea: 6 Transitions and Adjustments Made by Seafarers Whilst at Sea by Helen Devereux
- 7 The Rhythms of Shipboard Life: Work, Hierarchy, Occupational Culture and Multinational Crews by Helen Sampson
- 8 The Experience of Being a Filipino Seafarer on a Multinationally Crewed Ship by Iris Acejo
- 9 Environmental Management at Sea, What Being ‘Green’ Means for Seafarers by Ngwatung Akamangwa
- 10 Safety Aboard Chinese Vessels by Conghua Xue
- 11 Multiple Roles and Role Conflict: Seafarers as Economic, Humanitarian and Security Actors by Amaha Senu
- Part Three: Support for Seafarers and Their Families: 12 Union Organising in the Context of Regional Labour Market Decline: The Case of Nautilus International by Victor Oyaro Gekara
- 13 Trade Union Representation in the Philippines by Ralph Buiser
- 14 On-line Support Groups for Families in China by Lijun Tang.