2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49825-2_5
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Careers at Sea: Exploring Seafarer Motivations and Aspirations

Abstract: Nowadays, in the era of flexible and precarious employment, the concept of a ‘career for life’ in one organisation appears to be redundant, as most employees in the global labour market do not have permanent employment (ILO, World employment and social outlook: the changing nature of jobs. Geneva: International Labour Office, 2015). This chapter focuses on the shipping industry as an example of a global industry that employs over a million seafarers (BIMCO, Manpower 2005 update: the worldwide demand for and su… Show more

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“…Despite this challenge, many people commonly continue to spend the rest of their lives living and working. This lifetime employment may last the whole of a person's employment, although it usually does not follow the standard trajectory that characterizes a career (Baum-Talmor, 2021). Table 2 presents summary on professional commitment.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Despite this challenge, many people commonly continue to spend the rest of their lives living and working. This lifetime employment may last the whole of a person's employment, although it usually does not follow the standard trajectory that characterizes a career (Baum-Talmor, 2021). Table 2 presents summary on professional commitment.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are those who stay in the job and there are those who leave and quit. According to several studies, seafarers from nations such as the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Ecuador, and Taiwan chose sailing because of the 'excellent pay' (Talmor, 2020). Filipinos are frequently driven into the seafaring sector due to a lack of alternative career options ashore.…”
Section: Seafarers' Attitude and Cultural Adaptation Influencing The ...mentioning
confidence: 99%