Women as Advocates

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Women as Advocates for the Maritime Industry
WISTA Annual General Membership MeetingNew
Orleans, October 17, 2008
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raising the PROFILE
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What is done or learned by one class of women
becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood,
the property of all women.
Elizabeth Blackwell
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corporate social responsibility in the Philippine
maritime sector
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CSR has been an avenue for me, as a woman in
the industry, to embed my very own - footprint.
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the PTC STORY
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confidence in the capability of the Filipino
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the Philippines is the leading supplier of
maritime professionals worldwide
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it accounts for
of the worlds fleet
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developing human element around international
regulations
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no CSR framework to address seafarer NEEDS
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DNV Report Corporate Social Responsibility in
Shipping
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CSR raised higher on agenda of land-based
industries
but not in shipping
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.4
of UN Global Compact subscribers
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.4
Global Reporting Initiative
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2.9
of World Business Council for Sustainable
Development members
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AS A TOOL FOR the RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION of
GLOBAL MARITIME PROFESSIONALS
The Sustainability of the Seafaring
Profession May 9, 2008
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CSR in the industry is a
MUST
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accord our seafarers
RESPECT
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DIGNITY
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MEANS TO PROGRESS THROUGH LIFE
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IN HARMONY WITH ENVIRONMENT
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SAFEGUARD GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL BALANCE
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fewer candidates interested in career at sea
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upgrade industrys image
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focus on human element
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expand social and economic seafarer benefits
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CSR is not a charity
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responsible corporate citizenship
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that a good company delivers excellent products
and services while
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a great company does all that, and strives to
make the world a better place.
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CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP at PTC
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crew welfare
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sustainability of crew relationships level of
real interest extended to them
equals
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SELECTION PROCEDURES
ROTATION PLAN
RECRUITMENT
PROMOTION SYSTEM
SALARIES
CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN
COMPENSATION
BENEFITS
CADET PROGRAM
CBA
TRAINING
EVALUATION REPORTS
SERVICE LOGS / RECORD BOOKS
TRAINING PACKAGES
integrated human resource model
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PHILCAMSAT
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MAPUA-PTC Center for Maritime Education and
Training
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PTC sim
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FAMILY SERVICES
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PACIFIC TERRACES COMMUNITY
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PTC HEALTH METRICS
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Women in Maritime Philippines
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the creation of WIMAPHIL
empower
promote
participate
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environment
HIV/AIDS
gender equity
security
illegal trafficking
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founded by women from various maritime sectors
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• 3 regional chapters
• Information dissemination
• Public seminars

• Partnering with government for coastal clean-ups
  and waste management
• Impact on climate change on coastal communities

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gender EQUITY
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environment on board
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physical demands of the job
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lack of support from society
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HIV/AIDS prevention
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33.2
million people infected with HIV (as of December
2007)
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15.4
million or
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are women
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2.1
million died of aids in 2007
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improper solid waste management
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lack of ballast water treatment
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with a combined coastline length of 36,289
kilometers
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the epicenter of marine biodiversity
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and yet there exists the non-observance of
proper waste management
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and marine preservation regulations, harmful
fishing techniques
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oil spills
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coral degradation
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and other practices which threaten our marine
ecosystem.
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The Way Forward
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create our own ripples in the ocean
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women will continue to play a significant role
in shipping
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advancement of women to top management positions
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• next steps
• pursue legislation
• support advocacies
• form organizations
• create education and awareness

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If you have knowledge, let others light their
candles in it.
Margaret Fuller
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through involvement in causes, we can change
the profile of shipping
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a human face, that looks kindly upon the human
and natural resources for which it is
responsible
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To reclaim our past and insist that it become a
part of our human history is the task that lies
before us. For the future requires that women,
as well as men, share the world destiny.
Judy Chicago Feminist Artist
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