“End piracy” petition continues to gather support

By on Jun 25, 2010

Four more organisations have announced their support for the global e-petition that demands concrete action to end piracy

The Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF), European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), the International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA) and International Committee for Seafarers' Welfare (ICSW) are now also promoting the initiative to their members and beyond

To date, more than 53,000 people have signed the petition, which will be used to put pressure on national governments to tackle piracy, and which is intended to attract half a million signatures by IMO World Maritime Day on September 23rd

The petition is a joint campaign by BIMCO, ICS, IFSMA, IMEC, IPTA, Intercargo, InterManager, International Group of P&I Clubs, INTERTANKO, ISF, ITF, IUMI and SIGTTO as well as national shipowners' associations and trade unions worldwide

Click here to see the full text of the petition