TIM eMagazine Volume 3 Issue 2 | Page 24

Maritime
Greg Vines from the ILO presented
the awards © Joy Corthésy for ISWAN
Winners announced at
International Seafarers’ Welfare
Awards in Geneva
T
he International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance
Network (ISWAN) revealed the 2018 winners of its
prestigious International Seafarers’ Welfare Awards at a
high-profile ceremony in Geneva.
The awards honour those who have offered
exceptional levels of welfare services and facilities to
seafarers. The International Labour Organization (ILO)
hosted the ceremony, which took place after the third meeting of
the Special Tripartite Committee of the MLC, 2006.
The evening began with a video message from the ILO Director-
General, Guy Ryder. Greg Vines, ILO Deputy Director-General for
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Management & Reform who was presenting the awards, then
addressed the guests with a short speech. This was followed
by speeches from the event’s main funder and Gold Sponsor,
respectively – Tomas Abrahamsson, Acting Head of the ITF Seafarers’
Trust, and Drew Brandy, Senior Vice President of Market Strategy at
Inmarsat.
The chair for the evening, MF Shipping Group’s Chief Executive
Officer and ISWAN Trustee Karin Orsel, announced the first award of
the night. The ISWAN Posthumous Award for Outstanding Services
to Seafarers’ Welfare was awarded to Joseph Chacko and Leena
Joseph, who tragically passed away in February. Pastor Joseph