The 21～(st) Century Development Of Seafarer Employment Market

With the changes of international environment in the 21st century, shipping market will expand out of adversity, every shipping company is developing through the way of assets anew and structure adjusting, minority big shipping countries will continue monopolizing international shipping market, shipping internationalization trend will continue. All these characteristics will help to increase sea transportation and fleet scope, and it will provide developing opportunity for seafarer labor market. Through the analysis of international sailor employment market, I research the seafarer output opportunity and challenge, especially the situation of international seafarer labor market, shipping education system, and the challenge brought out by entering WTO. Then I bring up four countermeasures in order to develop seafarer employment: develop seafarer resource with great exertion, strive to enhance seafarer quality, strengthen seafarer management reform system and innovate seafarer's education system.The new century international seafarer employment market has a huge developing potential and prospect. To grasp this developing opportunity is very important, and it will not only settle the problem of employment but also help to realize the third civil economical strategy target.