Key facts
- Dockworkers in 113 ports across 22 countries struck on Friday.
- The strike disrupted shipping and ferry services.
- Protests targeted arms shipments and war-related seafarer deaths.
- Hundreds of seafarers have died or been injured in conflicts.
- 40 seafarers died in 570 Black Sea attacks this year.
- The protest aimed to halt 52,000 containers worth $2.8 billion.
Dockworkers across 22 countries, including major European ports and India, initiated a strike on Friday to protest against the use of their ports for arms shipments and the rising number of seafarer casualties in ongoing conflicts. The action, which disrupted shipping and ferry services, also included demands for better pay and working conditions. The Greek union of merchant marine engineers stated that hundreds of seafarers have been killed or injured, with specific figures cited for attacks in the Gulf and Black Seas. Concerns were also raised about the rising cost of living due to ongoing conflicts.