Status of Seafarers’ Advocacy Work and Levels of Responses Roli Talampas Secretary, United Filipino Seafarers Associate Professor University of the Philippines Manila 2 November 2007 European Filipino Migrants’ Conference Converging Filipino Diaspora Global Initiatives for Sustainable Development November 2, 2007, Amsterdam, The Nederlands

Outline Context of advocacy work Nature of advocacy for seafarers Levels and forms Problems Responses Challenges

Context of advocacy work

Nature of advocacy for seafarers

Levels and forms

Problems

Responses

Challenges

Context State of the world maritime industry- 3 Pillars (IMO-STCW 78/95, Marpol, MLC 2006) Shipping and societies are inseparable not only because … fulfill a specific social purpose and to satisfy specific need of society, community or individual. Lasszlo Kovats, “How flag states lost the plot over shipping’s governance. Does a ship need a sovereign?” ( Maritime Policy and Management , 2006) Philippine government Multiplicity of agencies Manning sector Competing profitably, ethically

State of the world maritime industry- 3 Pillars (IMO-STCW 78/95, Marpol, MLC 2006)

Shipping and societies are inseparable not only because … fulfill a specific social purpose and to satisfy specific need of society, community or individual.

Lasszlo Kovats, “How flag states lost the plot over shipping’s governance. Does a ship need a sovereign?” ( Maritime Policy and Management , 2006)

Philippine government

Multiplicity of agencies

Manning sector

Competing profitably, ethically

Levels and forms-1 Levels -Global advocacy? ‘ To attain global uniformity in mariner’s working conditions on-board ships, if not in pay levels, is a challenge not yet accepted, let alone met, by the international maritime community.’ -- Lasszlo Kovats, 2006 - National and sub-national

Levels

-Global advocacy?

‘ To attain global uniformity in mariner’s working conditions on-board ships, if not in pay levels, is a challenge not yet accepted, let alone met, by the international maritime community.’

-- Lasszlo Kovats, 2006

- National and sub-national

Levels and forms-2 Forms Issues (jobs, environment, welfare health) Individuals and groups Coalitions Engagements with policy

Forms

Issues (jobs, environment, welfare health)

Individuals and groups

Coalitions

Engagements with policy

Problems Views on advocacy What shapes advocacy Absent principal Why there is no critical mass Disparate interests How divisions create strange bedfellows Organizational issues The burden of leadership

Views on advocacy

What shapes advocacy

Absent principal

Why there is no critical mass

Disparate interests

How divisions create strange bedfellows

Organizational issues

The burden of leadership

Responses Proportion (of response/s) Issue size and extent Issue relevance and implications Forms of engagements Media advocacies Dialogs and debates Counter-responses

Proportion (of response/s)

Issue size and extent

Issue relevance and implications

Forms of engagements

Media advocacies

Dialogs and debates

Counter-responses

Challenges Organic Issue definition Legal, ethical Environmental Internal and external Cultural and political Physical

Organic

Issue definition

Legal, ethical

Environmental

Internal and external

Cultural and political

Physical

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