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Seafarers’ Welfare Centre Index

Find out if there is a centre near you.

Use our seafarers’ index to find out if there is a seafarer centre in the port. Seafarers’ centres can provide advice, someone to talk to, facilities to contact home and a place where you can relax away from the ship.

Use the map to find your nearest welfare centre or search by country or port below

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Stella Maris - Bangkok

Thailand
Bangkok
Facilities include
Pastoral Advice Ship Visits
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Mission to Seafarers - Belem

Brazil
Barcarena/Belem
Facilities include
Internet Pastoral Advice Ship Visits Transport
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Stella Maris - Barcelona

Spain
Barcelona
Facilities include
Accommodation Bar Books/Magazines Chapel/Prayer Room Computers Currency Exchange Food/Snacks Indoor Games Internet Library Outdoor Games Pastoral Advice SIM/Phone Cards Pool/Snooker Ship Visits Shop Swimming Pool Telephones Television Transport Wifi
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Stella Maris - International Maritime Station "C" Barcelona

Spain
Barcelona
Facilities include
Books/Magazines Internet Telephones Wifi
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Stella Maris - Bari

Italy
Bari
Facilities include
Pastoral Advice Ship Visits
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Stella Maris - Barranquilla

Colombia
Barranquilla
Facilities include
Pastoral Advice Ship Visits
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Stella Maris - Buenaventura

Colombia
Barrio Las Mercedes
Facilities include
Pastoral Advice Ship Visits
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Seamen’s Club

France
Bassens
Facilities include
Accommodation Bar Books/Magazines Currency Exchange Food/Snacks Indoor Games Internet Library SIM/Phone Cards Ship Visits Showers Transport Wifi
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Stella Maris Drop-in Center

Philippines
Batangas
Facilities include
Pastoral Advice Ship Visits
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OTHER DIRECTORIES ON THE ITF SEAFARERS WEBSITE
ABANDONMENT LIST
Every year, the ITF and its affiliates deal with a number of cases of ‘abandonment’, where a shipowner ‘abandons’ their responsibilities for the ship and its crew. View the current reported cases.
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CRIMINALISATION LIST
Criminalisation is one of the most serious problems facing seafarers today. When there has been a maritime accident, or a pollution infringement, seafarers have often been detained and denied access to normal rules of fair play and justice with which to defend themselves against criminal charges.
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BREACH OF RIGHTS INDEX
Seafarers work in the harshest environment imaginable. Not only do they combat the forces of nature on the worlds oceans, they remain an unseen workforce, spending many months away, and sometimes out of contact from their family and friends.
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RED LISTED RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
The ITFShipBeSure website provides advice on finding a manning agent, avoiding recruitment scams and ensuring you have the right contract.
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