Seafarers are often labelled as a “special case” and excluded from legislation protecting workers’ rights in land-based sectors, undermining their rights and protection. This must stop – seafarers are not second-class workers and should be covered by the EU legislation minimum standards applicable to all workers.

We catch up with Eoin Coates, ETF Head of Aviation, to talk about what it’s like to work with aviation workers in the current crisis, the state of the industry, and ETF work priorities in aviation.