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