Bezos called upon to support 4L seafarers stranded on merchant vessels
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been called upon to support nearly four lakh seafarers who are stranded on board merchant vessels due to COVID-19 restrictions. In an open letter to Bezos, shipping industry associations urged him to exert pressure on incoming Biden administration to recognise seafarers as "key workers" because "governments will not...prioritise them for immigration and travel purposes". 