<p>Nearly one in three seafarers have been asked to pay illegal recruitment fees to secure work aboard merchant ships, according to new research published as the industry launches a major initiative to stamp out the practice. Research by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and maritime consultancy TURTLE found that 31% of seafarers &#8230;</p> </p><p><p>https://splash247.com/shipping-struggles-to-stamp-out-illegal-recruitment-fees/</p></p>