500 seafarers flood the market as more are trained

Graduates who left Bandari College in 2014 have not been employed. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s maritime sector faces a labour glut as Bandari College churns out more graduates. The sector is yet to absorb 500 seafarers trained at the college between 2014 and last year while 131 more students are undergoing training.

Seafarers Union of Kenya (SUK) secretary general Steve Owaki yesterday said the trainees had been left to fend for themselves.

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