Flowers at Sea
Flowers at Sea is a research project that analyzes the working conditions of cruise ship workers sailing in the South Atlantic.
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Flowers at Sea
A Growing Presence, an Ongoing Agenda
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Listening to the Sea
The Voices of Women Cruise Ship Workers
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What is Flowers at Sea?

Flowers at Sea is a research project that analyzes the working conditions of cruise ship workers sailing in the South Atlantic.
In a highly transnational sector, the project focuses on the specific problems these workers face and the strategies they develop to resolve them and/or seek help in mobile work environments.

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Patricia Lepratti

I have been researching maritime work as a transnational labor market for over ten years. My career combines academic research, fieldwork in South Atlantic ports, and participation in international networks dedicated to the study of labor and human mobility.

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Venus Tabares

I am a graduate of the Argentine School of Photography, with film training from the Uruguayan Film School. I work as a professional photographer, documenting and reproducing works for artists and cultural projects.

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Researchers in Training

The project will include the participation of advanced students from the Anthropology program at the Faculty of Humanities and Education (University of the Republic), who will join as interns in research and fieldwork.

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ITF: An International Network of Inspectors and Union Contacts

Continuamos compartiendo información sobre servicios y espacios de apoyo disponibles para las trabajadoras de cruceros. En esta oportunidad presentamos a la Federación Internacional de los Trabajadores del Transporte (ITF) y su red mundial de inspectores e inspectoras. La ITF es una federación sindical internacional que trabaja en la defensa de los derechos de quienes se desempeñan en distintos sectores del

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Stella Maris Montevideo: a place of rest and support for seafarers

Continuamos compartiendo información sobre servicios y espacios de apoyo disponibles para las trabajadoras de cruceros. En esta oportunidad presentamos el Centro Stella Maris del Apostolado del Mar, ubicado en la calle Washington 274, muy cerca del puerto de Montevideo. Stella Maris es una red internacional de la Iglesia católica dedicada al acompañamiento de quienes trabajan en el mar. Cuenta con

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SeafarerHelp: Guidance and Support for People Working at Sea

En nuestra nota anterior contamos que, desde Flores en el mar, estamos reuniendo información sobre servicios y espacios de apoyo disponibles para las trabajadoras de cruceros. Hoy presentamos el primero de estos recursos: SeafarerHelp, la línea de asistencia de la International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN). SeafarerHelp está dirigida a trabajadores y trabajadoras del mar y a sus familias,

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What is Flowers at Sea?

Flowers at Sea: Transnational Social Protection for Cruise Ship Workers in the South Atlantic is a project selected by the Clemente Estable Funds of the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) of Uruguay, to be implemented between 2025 and 2026 (FCE_3_2024_1_180625).

The project seeks to identify and analyze the labor problems faced by cruise ship workers during their time working in the South Atlantic, as well as the strategies they develop to address them and/or seek help in a highly transnational work environment.

The historical predominance of male workers in maritime labor has meant that, until recently, regulations and institutions responsible for promoting and protecting labor rights have only partially addressed the experiences and needs of other genders. In this sense, maritime workers pose new challenges to social protection systems, especially in an area where the nation-state does not always constitute an effective scale for regulation and analysis.

From the perspective of transnational social protection studies, this project aims to understand the problems, demands, and strategies for accessing resources and rights of cruise ship workers from diverse national backgrounds who arrive at the ports of Montevideo and Punta del Este. Through an anthropological and feminist approach, "Flowers at Sea" seeks to contribute to the understanding of women's working conditions in transnational work contexts and provide input for the design of more inclusive policies and actions.