A review of seafarers welfare literature: a decade of progress or lost opportunities?

Prepared in response to a request made by the Maritime Charities Group (MCG), to gather, review and collate studies that examine aspects of seafarer welfare in the period 2006-2016. The focus of the review is trained upon academic studies, although industry studies and opinion pieces will inform the discussion.
The focus of this research is on working-age seafarers with a merchant navy background