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Is shore leave disappearing for seafarers?

Join the new study and have your say

The study from 2025, using a survey of around 6,000 seafarers showed that shore leave is 'rare, brief and in danger of extinction'. You can read about this worrying trend and more in the report here: shore-leave-rare-brief-and-danger-extinction

Now, the ITF are doing more research on the impact on seafarers of having less shore leave. How does this affect your health, morale and working conditions? Be part of this important survey so that the voice of seafarers is heard loud and clear in the decisions made about your working life.

Take the survey here. It takes two minutes:

Survey:Crisis of shore leave access

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