{"id":2174,"date":"2023-10-17T18:03:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marereport.namma.org\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2023-11-10T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:11:26","slug":"leading-maritime-charity-calls-on-uk-government-to-roll-out-mandatory-port-levy-scheme-for-welfare-in-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mare.renegadedigital.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/17\/leading-maritime-charity-calls-on-uk-government-to-roll-out-mandatory-port-levy-scheme-for-welfare-in-new-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading maritime charity calls on UK Government to roll-out mandatory port levy scheme for welfare in new report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ground-breaking research in port welfare report reveals only 8% of ports have voluntary levy schemes in place<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charities expect to spend \u00a34.8million on port welfare in 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The MNWB has written to the Maritime Minister outlining reasons for a mandatory port levy scheme<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Welfare is a matter of the \u2018heart not the pocket\u2019 and a welfare levy would be a \u2018game changer\u2019 says MNWB CEO<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) is calling on the UK Government to introduce a mandatory port levy scheme across the UK to provide sustainable welfare provision for millions of seafarers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The umbrella charity for the UK Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets, which represents 43 constituent charities and provides support to seafarers, fishers and their dependants, has written to Maritime Minister Baroness Vere of Norbiton outlining the need for a new scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its letter to the Minister, the MNWB says a levy paid by ships visiting each UK port should be re-invested into the cost of providing long-term welfare support for seafarers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With only 8% of ports having a voluntary levy scheme in place, this falls significantly short in funding crucial welfare services including seafarer centres, volunteers, transport and connectivity for seafarers and fishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The call comes following the publication of the Board\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnwb.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MNWB-Port-Welfare-Report-FINAL.pdf\"><em>UK Port Welfare Provision Report<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/em>carried out to establish the cost of welfare provision in UK ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report was launched at the Board\u2019s 75th anniversary event in Westminster (October 16), which was attended by parliamentarians, journalists, constituent members, MNWB ambassadors, Port Welfare Committee chairs and organisations from the wider maritime sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research findings from the report show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Only 10 (Belfast, Bristol, Humber, Liverpool, Newport, Port Talbot, Seaham, Southampton, Tees and Tyne) of the 120 major and minor ports (8%) have voluntary levy schemes in place \u2013 eight of which are fixed amounts and two are tonnage based.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charities are expected to spend \u00a34.8million on port welfare provision, providing 44 seafarer centres, 372 staff and volunteers, 77 vehicles for seafarer transport and 39 MiFi units for onboard connectivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The voluntary levies in place represent just 3-4% of the total funds required to sustain existing welfare provision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>61% of major and minor ports do not have a seafarers\u2019 centre.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only 35% of the workforce is paid, the rest is made up of volunteers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stuart Rivers, the Chief Executive of the MNWB, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor 75 years, the MNWB has been at the forefront of working with maritime charities and organisations to ensure welfare services are available to all UK merchant seafarers and their dependents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cProviding connectivity, transport and centres to millions of seafarers and fishers who spend months away from their friends and family is absolutely crucial to their welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut to continue this first-class support in the midst of charities facing increasing challenges to fundraising, a legislation of this kind whereby funding responsibility falls to those companies who employ seafarers, could save the welfare sector from crippling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeafarers keep the global economy alive, and they are an asset to any shipowner. Let\u2019s treat them as well as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWelfare is a matter of the heart, not the pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of other countries \u2013 Romania, Germany and New Zealand to name a few \u2013 have fully or majority funded schemes in place now. And dozens of other countries are working on levy schemes to provide sustainable funding for seafarers\u2019 welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr Rivers added:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThe UK is currently falling behind. But a welfare levy of this kind is what the sector needs and would be a game changer for seafarers\u2019 welfare in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to drive welfare standards and demonstrate leadership in the global maritime industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the report&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnwb.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MNWB-Port-Welfare-Report-FINAL.pdf\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnwb.org\/news\/leading-maritime-charity-calls-on-uk-government-to-roll-out-mandatory-port-levy-scheme-for-welfare-in-new-report\/\">Read press release at MNWB.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) is calling on the UK Government to introduce a mandatory port levy scheme across the UK to provide sustainable welfare provision for millions of seafarers. 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