Tuvalu Overseas Seamen's Union

SIU of Canada aims to bring hundreds of skilled workers on board

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 15, 2019

Skilled workers with trades and/or marine experience possess valuable and transferrable skills needed on board a merchant vessel.

Key Points: 
  • Skilled workers with trades and/or marine experience possess valuable and transferrable skills needed on board a merchant vessel.
  • However, the need for skilled workers is only increasing, with over 20 per cent of current SIU membership set to retire in the next five years.
  • This essentially means there are now more lucrative seafaring positions available for skilled Canadian workers than ever.
  • About the SIU of Canada: The Seafarers' International Union of Canada (SIU) is affiliated with the Seafarers' International Union of North America serving unlicensed sailors since 1938.