A prominent international seafarers group has recently called on the International Labor Organization (ILO) to include wellness training as minimum requirement for seafarers working on board a ship, as depression causes many suicides at sea.

In a campaign dubbed “Not on my Watch,” the Sailors Society pointed out that 1.6 million seafarers are relied upon to transport 90 percent of global goods on a daily basis via ships, and as such, are put at risk due to violent storms, piracy and isolation for a long period of time.