BWU highlights need for continuous training for seafarers

The Barbados Workers' Union is highlighting the critical need for continuous training for seafarers. This follows the Union's participation in a two-day conference organised by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). Communications & Information Specialist with the BWU, Miracle-Ann King, says health and safety training at the island's ports is essential to ensuring a safe environment for all workers. Inspector Coordinator with the ITF Steve Trout, says the agency can now provide more robust support to seafarers in more than a hundred countries. Subscribe to CBC News: http://www.youtube.com/cbcbarbados Connect with the CBC News Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCNews.bb/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcnewsbarbados Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNewsNight