The first support network for HIV- and AIDS-positive seafarers in the Philippines has been launched with financial and technical assistance from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) announced.

Positibong Marino Philippines has been formally registered as a self-help and support group for HIV-positive seafarers, the union said. The group will work with the ITF, its unions, and the Joint Manning Group (JMG) in the Philippines to defend the rights of HIV-positive seafarers, who find it difficult to get employment because of their health status, it added.

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