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Day of the Seafarer 2013: Faces of the Sea

June 25th marks the third international Day of the Seafarer, an official United Nations observance day.

This year, IMO is celebrating the occasion with a social media campaign calling on all supply chain partners, including those beyond the maritime sector, to help highlight the sheer diversity and scale of products used in everyday life that travel by sea, and to recognize the importance of the people that deliver them; more than 1.5 million seafarers.

In his annual Day of the Seafarer message, IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu said, “Seafarers operate on the ‘front line’ of the shipping industry, and this year’s campaign theme, Faces of the Sea, aims to highlight the individuals that are often unseen, but who work to deliver more than 90% of the world’s goods. We will ask the seafarers themselves to show us snapshots of their daily life at sea, to give them a voice and share their story on a global stage, via social media”.

Mr. Sekimizu noted that 2013 is a landmark year for the seafaring community, as the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) enters into force in August. “This marks significant progress in the recognition of seafarers’ roles and the need to safeguard their well-being and working conditions,” he said.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also highlighted the Day of the Seafarer, with a special message urging everyone to remember the contribution of seafarers to world trade and development.

“On the Day of the Seafarer, I urge everyone to spare a thought for those courageous seafarers, men and women from all corners of the world, who face danger and tough working conditions to operate today’s complex, highly technical ships, every hour of every day of the year – and on whom we all depend,” he said.

Day of the Seafarer campaign

Faces of the Sea is an innovative campaign that harnesses the power of social media to raise awareness of seafarers and their unique role. Everyone can join the campaign online.

（译文参考：船舶管理部机务培训分析师傅恒星译）

2013年海员日：海的面孔

6月25日，第三届世界海员日，也是联合国官方庆祝日。

今年，IMO发动一个由社会媒体参与的庆祝活动，号召与物流供应链相关的所有合作伙伴，包括海事领域以外的方方面面共同来庆祝本届世界海员日，希望大家能够关注那些由海上运来的，为我们带来丰富多彩生活的各种日用品/产品的承运者——全球超过150万的海员。

IMO秘书长关水康司在今年海员日刊发文章说，“海员奋战在海运业的第一线，今年的活动主题是“海的面孔”，目的是想通过社会媒体在全球范围内，突出报导那些我们通常没机会接触的，承运全球超过90%货物的海员们，我们请求广大海员们通过相机记录他们在海上的生活和工作情况，并通过他们的声音讲述他们的故事让大家分享。”

关水康司先生强调，2013年对于海员群体是个具有历程碑意义的一年，国际海事劳工公约8月份生效，他说“这是对海员扮演的角色重要性认可迈出的可喜一步，需要捍卫海员的工作和福利条件”

联合国秘书长潘基文也高度关注世界海员日的到来，他特地发来电报强烈要求每个人都应记住海员为全球贸易和世界发展带来的贡献。

他说“在海员日，我强烈建议每个人都应牢记那些勇敢的海员，那些来自世界各个角落，每天面对危险和恶劣工作环境且操作现今复杂、高科技船舶的男人和女人们，那些我们生活中每年、每天、每小时都离不开的人”

海员日活动

“ 海的面孔”是一个极具创新的活动形式，她利用社会媒体的力量来唤起大家对海员所扮演的独一无二角色的关注，每个人都可以在网上参与此活动。