On February 18, 2019 the teaching staff and 200 high school students of NU “OMA”, as well as the cadets of Seafaring College of Technical Fleet of NU “OMA” met with the representatives of Consular Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine, the observers of OSCE Observer Mission and Hanza Marine Management compamy. The meeting focused on preventing seafarers’ involvement in illegal activities at sea as also carrying out informational and preventive work with cadets of marine educational institutions of Ukraine.
The project is implemented by the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to prevent seafarers’ involvement in illegal activities at sea, ensure their rights and as well as provide seafarers with fair treatment during criminal proceedings in pretrial detention places and serving sentences places.
The participants demonstrated a high interest in the information provided and raised many questions during the event.