NUSI Triennial General Body Meeting

The Triennial General Body meeting of National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) was held on 6 May, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at Kesar Baug Hall, 2nd Principal Shaikh Hasan Marg, Off. Shaida Marg. Hazrat Iman Hussain Chowk, Mumbai - 400 009.

Bro. Louis Gomes, NUSI Vice President presided and welcomed all the seafarers assembled at the meeting.

NUSI has been successful in the upward revision of the terms and service conditions of seafarers working on Indian and foreign flags ships in the foreign going, home trade, offshore, tugs sector including cruise ships. NUSI welfare initiatives, which are on par for serving, retired, medically unfit, deceased, has benefitted not just our members but also their family. Many welfare projects are being launched periodically.

All this is possible because of the strong support, guidance and efforts of the NUSI Executive Committee, NUSI Staff, NUSI Branch Representatives, NUSI Women Committee, NUSI Youth Committee and most importantly the trust of our seafarers and their families.

1. National Maritime Board (India)- (NMB) (I) Agreement

2. NUSI agreements on Foreign Flag ships

3. NUSI demand for Provident Fund, Gratuity and Pension for merchant navy will start soon

4. NUSI Stri Shakti Support - Financial Support to Women Ratings.

5. NUSI Indoor Sports Complex at NUSI Holiday Home and Sanatorium, Lonavala

6. NUSI Founder - Shri Mohamed EbrahimSerang Day – 9th May

7. Protest against the suspension of the Licence of Anglo-Eastern for your perusal

8. Petition to Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi to grant shore leave to Indian Seafarers in

Indian ports

9. NUSI Skills Support – financial assistance to the seafarers for training courses as per guidelines.

10. 21^st NUSI Branch Office inaugurated in Kasargod, Kerala

11. 22^nd NUSI Branch Office inaugurated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

12. 23^rd NUSI Branch Office inaugurated in Mangaluru, Karnataka

13. Seafarers Unity Day - 6th November

14. NUSI Saksham - Skill Enhancement initiatives for seafarers for better career prospects.

Thereafter the Audited Statement of Accounts was placed for the year 2023 and the same was adopted unanimously in the Triennial General Body Meeting

The General Body unanimously adopted the following important resolutions focussed on benefitting the seafarers.

1.    Acquiring and developing assets for union activities and welfare and skill enhancement of seafarers and their families

2.    Difficulties faced by seafarers in accessing the E-Governance mechanism of the Maritime Administration

3.    NUSI to introduce more welfare and training initiatives for seafarers and families

4.    Seafarer’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

Thousands of seafarers and their families have benefitted from the welfare initiatives of NUSI. All the initiatives of NUSI have been successful because of the strong and positive support of the seafarers and their families.

NUSI is  committed to the overall development of our seafarers. NUSI is a mass movement which is dependent on the  suggestions and strong support of its members. NUSI is the voice of seafarers who are making their responsibility to strengthen  NUSI further.

NUSI MEMBERS WITH THEIR FAMILY