00:00The Department of Migrant Workers, or DMW, prohibited the shipping of Filipino seafarers, passengers, and cruise ships
00:09that will sail the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
00:13This was followed by the addition of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to the list of high-risk areas and war-like zones
00:21of the International Transport Workers Federation and International Bargaining Forum.
00:26The DMW and Philippine Maritime Industry Tripartite Council also created a more strict protocol
00:32for Filipino seafarers, including the signing of the Affirmation Letter of the Licensed Manning Agencies
00:40that guarantees that seafarers will not cross the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden.
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