Ms Apinya Tajit, renowned port welfare provider from Thailand and part of the Stella Maris network of ICMA member the Apostleship of the Sea, addressed the Seafarers Welfare Seminar held in Thailand on the 2nd of March. Ms Tajit, lovingly known by seafarers and ICMA members alike as “Jam”, addressed the seminar on occurrences of [...]
The tenth ICMA World Conference has concluded with a deeply moving ecumenical service On Tuesday morning, delegates gathered to give thanks for a successful conference. The service was celebrated in the light-filled, baroque elegance of St Michael’s Church, close to the Krayencamp Seafarers’ Centre. Appropriately, the theme was “Unity in Diversity”. Acting bishop of Hamburg, [...]
ICMA General Secretary Rev Hennie la Grange received the only standing ovation of the ICMA World Conference when he delivered a speech entitled ‘Maritime theology and the reality of ICMA’. The third day of the ICMA World Conference was devoted to the theme of “Understanding one another”. Delegates heard presentations on the subjects of ecumenism [...]
Delegates at the tenth ICMA World Conference are fully engaged in conference proceedings The theme of the first day of the World Conference was “Understanding the workplace”. The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 was the subject of the morning’s presentations and of subsequent lively discussions. In the afternoon, presentations covered various aspects of the economic situation [...]
The ICMA World Conference includes speakers from diverse sections of the maritime community. Here we present a selection of brief biographies. Our keynote speaker, Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry (LL.B, LL.M, Ph.D International Law) is Director of the International Labour Standards Department of the International Labour Office in Geneva, Switzerland. Originally from the Commonwealth [...]
Delegates from some 50 countries have gathered in Hamburg for the ICMA World Conference Right: delegates gather in the entrance of the Baseler Hof Hotel. Left to right, back row, Jos Vanhoof from Belgium, Andy Krey from USA, Ann Van Der Sypt from Belgium. Front row, Cyrille Kete from Togo, Terry Whitfield from South Africa [...]
Jam is our Facebook Champion Photos from the ICMA World Conference are being posted on the ICMA Facebook page. Mrs Apinya Tajit, known to all as “Jam”, has kindly agreed to be our Facebook Champion for the duration of the conference. She will be posting conference photographs on Facebook throughout our time in Hamburg. Jam [...]
