In the following article, Francesca Fairbairn and Andrew Stephens, SSI make their assessment after one year of the Code of Conduct implementation, an initiative launched by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), and the Rafto Foundation with the aim to address seafarers’ rights and welfare.
In particular, in an article published on The Mission to Seafarers website, the authors remind that the Code of Conduct includes a self-assessment questionnaire for shipowners, managers, and operators that cover the full spectrum of seafarers’ rights and welfare. These tools are not intended to be a one-time snapshot or expected to trigger over night change, but rather to provide a shared baseline for the industry and

