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The international law firm HFW has announced that its shipping group has chosen The Mission to Seafarers as its first ever global charity partner.

Over three years HFW will offer legal, practical and financial support to The Mission to Seafarers to support its essential welfare w[ds_preview]ork with seafarers around the globe. The partnership will involve direct practical and legal support as well as an annual financial donation to the charity. HFW has pledged to offer pro bono legal counsel to support the effective governance of the charity and compliance with local regulations in the regions in which it works. The Mission will also be involved in HFW’s annual global Communities Week later this year.

According to HWF its partnership with the Mission will help them to continue their ongoing support of thousands of seafarers around the world every day. This ranges from helping seafarers keep in contact with their friends and families back home up to care and support in crisis situations. In 2016, the Mission visited almost half a million seafarers aboard ships and supported over 1,000 justice and medical cases.