Some 300 companies have signed a pledge to help hundreds of thousands of maritime workers stranded aboard freight ships around the world because of Covid-19 restrictions. The crisis has prevented crew changes on many vessels and the companies are calling on governments to recognise maritime personnel as key workers, following a UN resolution passed in December. Also today, we look at how some hairdressers in Belgium are breaking Covid-19 rules by giving haircuts in customers' homes. They say they need to work to survive.
