No wonder why most Maldivian Seamen whose been sailing for years are messed up. we've got ppl from 6 nationalities in our current course and in all of them except Maldives they all get time off. its like u work for 2months straight and then u get 2months off WITH pay. Or in some companies you work for 3months and get one and a half months off with pay. so basically ull be getting half the year off to relax urself after working ur arse off on a ship by going to vacations to different places/countries. but in Maldives you work for 12months and u get one month off. but if u take that one month off, u dont have any job guarantee. so u need to find a friend with the certificate to work in ur stead who will be willing to hand-over his work after you come back from that one month holiday.
It had been proved that people will get psychologically affected if they do not get enough time off. its obvious actually. working on a ship without seeing ur family and friends for months at a time only to see them for like a day or two before u have to leave again. i wonder if there is an IMO regulation or sumthing where seafarers have to be given certain time off.
And boy was everyone in shock when they heard how seafarers live their lives in the maldives. i guess after working like that for years u finally crack(most of them). and then they start drinking and going to prostitues, whatever they can do to make it seem easier and worthwhile for the time they are away from home. its sad actually. but then again who knows. maybe there are other countries as well who are in even worse condition than what maldives is in. and plus, not everyone is broken down to that extent. the clever ones finish off their seatime, save up some money and start a business elsewhere.
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Maldivians are unique. hypocritically unique if you ask me.
so sad.and if uve seen that jaanu dhiriulhumakee episode, it have so many true things about the agencies.people have suffered so much from this simple thing even.whole families.
im guessing that by providing such laborers at such a cheap rate, the agencies will make more money,and that is why they dont make it like in those countries uve mentioned.could it be?
@mode: madivians indeed are 'unique' in ALOT of ways. hehe. too bad its not sumthing to be proud abt.
@moyameehaa: yes, they do make alot of money. lets take for example that they get jes 1.5months off with pay for every 3months. that would mean each seafarer has to be paid 50% more than their annual wages each year. for an average officer that 50% would come upto almost Rf100,000 a year. Atleast include that in the salary OR atleast give them a job guarantee when they take a vacation to be with their families. 3months off for each year served can be a start as well.
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