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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Advance notice to press: special briefing meeting on the health and wellbeing of women seafarers

Dear journalist,
Please find a joint invitation from the IMHA, ISWAN, ITF and SHS to a briefing meeting in London on 17 September.
Yrs,
Sam Dawson


 

 

 

27 August 2015. Advance notice invitation

Advance notice to press: special briefing meeting on the health and wellbeing of women seafarers

Members of the press are invited to attend the public launch of a survey of the health and wellbeing needs of women seafarers worldwide. A joint initiative by the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), the International Maritime Health Association (IMHA), and the Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS), the survey will feature as part of a briefing designed to raise awareness of the issues identified by the research and prompt collaborative efforts to improve provisions for women seafarers.

 

The event will take place on Thursday 17 September from 16:00 to 19:00 at ITF House, 49-60 Borough Road, London SE1 1DR (www.itfglobal.org/en/about-itf/contact-us). The agenda is attached.

 

A press release, including the full survey results, will be sent to coincide with the event, for those unable to attend.

 

To attend please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/a-briefing-the-health-needs-of-women-seafarers-tickets-18240626204 or email ISWAN project manager Caitlin Vaughan on caitlin.vaughan@iswan.org.uk

 

For press inquiries please contact ITF press and editorial manager Sam Dawson on email: dawson_sam@itf.org.uk. Tel: +44 (0)20 7940 9260.

 

ENDS

 





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