BRIEF HISTORY The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is a government agency attached to the Department of Labor & Employment tasked primarily to take care of the well being of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families. As such‚ it is a lead membership welfare institution that serves the interest and welfare of its member- OFWs. The creation of OWWA emanates from the Philippine Constitutional mandate for the State to affirm labor‚ local and overseas‚ as a primary social
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As we know‚ there are many ethnic group in Indonesia. They are our valuable heritage. One of them is Toraja ethnic in South Sulawesi. The word toraja comes from the Bugis language’s to riaja‚ meaning "people of the uplands". The Dutch colonial government named the people Toraja in 1909. Torajans are renowned for their elaborate funeral rites‚ burial sites carved into rocky cliffs‚ massive peaked roof traditional houses known as tongkonan‚ and colorful wood carvings. Toraja funeral rites are important
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Electronic Submission Coversheet TO BE COMPLETED BY STUDENT By electronically submitting this work‚ I certify that: • This assignment is my own work • It has not previously been submitted for assessment • Where material from other sources has been used it has been acknowledged properly • This work meets the requirement of the University’s ethics policy Student Name: Kerstin Landschof Student Number: Q09864580 Course title: MSc International Maritime Studies – Shipping
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Specialization and clustering pg-26 Policy issues pg -29 The decline of traditional maritime nations pg – 29 The rise of a new order in maritime business pg -32 Safety and employment : the victims of globalization pg -33 Safety at sea pg – 33 The seafarer dilemma pg – 35 Outlook pg – 37 3.Maritime business during the twentieth century : continuity and change pg-43 Introduction pg-43 Development in the world shipping pg-44 Shipping markets pg-48 The british pg-52 The Norwegian p-57
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into the ship’s bosom bright weapons‚ fitted armor. The men shoved the well-braced ship out on the journey they’d dreamed of. The foamy-necked ship went out like a bird so that the next day its curved prow had gone so far that the seafarers saw land‚ shining shore cliffs and steep mountains. Their journey was already over and the Geat warriors pulled their ship to the shore and stood on land in their rattling shirts‚ their war-clothes. They thanked God for an easy trip. From
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Section 4 of the Guidelines on shipowners’ responsibilities in respect of contractual claims for personal injury to or death of seafarers outlines the shipowners’ responsibilities. Name them. (4 marks) 8. Give the name and effective date of the convention that first established basic requirements on training‚ certification and watchkeeping for seafarers on an international level. (2 marks) 9. What is human trafficking and what international instrument defines it? (1
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Jonald Atienza February 3‚ 2015 MT32-C11 C/M Ronel Almacen Finals Activity 2: Channeling Introduction On February 2‚ 2015‚ C/M Almacen discussed about channeling. He showed us the famous channel in the world the Istanbul‚ Turkey. He shared his experiences in navigating in this channel. He taught us the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS). It has the north bound and south bound just like the road in land. Counter flowing is not allowed also in narrow channeling. When joining the Traffic
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explicitly in line 29 as the messenger delivers a command from ‘sæmen snelle’. These bold seamen are described in such a way that the words seem to become one when spoken‚ solidifying the strength of the invaders. The boasting threat‚ ‘beot’‚ from the seafarers is alliterated by their description as ‘brimliþendra’. This immediately associates the invaders
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Americas initiating the Columbian Exchange‚[42] the exchange of plants‚ animals‚ foods‚ human populations (including slaves)‚ communicable diseases‚ and culture between theEastern and Western hemispheres. New crops that had come from the Americas via the European seafarers in the 16th century significantly contributed to world population growth.[43] The Puritans migration to New England‚ starting in 1630 under John Winthrop with the professed mission of converting both the natives of North America to Puritan Christianity
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Maritime Economics & Logistics‚ 2004‚ 6‚ (190–192) r 2004 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd All rights reserved. 1479-2931/04 $30.00 www.palgrave-journals.com/mel BOOK REVIEW The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business. C. Th. Grammenos ed. LLP: London‚ 2002 Maritime Economics & Logistics (2004) 6‚ 190–192. doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100103 The International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2002. During its 10-year of existence‚ it has developed into
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