Section 2: Objectives & Challenges
As COVID-19's effects were reverberating through Myanmar's economic sectors in 2020, authorities made a push to ease the suffering of the many whose livelihoods were lost, or at risk, in the still-developing nation. Unfortunately, the country's seafarers who contribute a sizeable income to the country through remittances, and help keep the supply chain moving in the critical time, were sadly overlooked by authorities Despite their crucial work in fueling the country's commerce and economic activity, they were not designated as "essential workers" as had been done for the seafarers in other countries, and for doctors...