The ADB identify that the number of Tuvaluans employed as seafarers has decreased steadily from about 340 in 2001 to only 205 in 2010; so that of a total pool of 800 qualified seafarers, including those on leave, almost 450 were unemployed. This decline in seafarer employment has reduced remittances from $2.4 million in 2001 to a projected $1.2 million in 2010.
The ADB noted that the number of Tuvaluans employed as sailors has decreased steadily from approximately 340 in 2001 to only 205 in 2010; thus, out of a total pool of 800 qualified sailors, including those on leave, nearly 450 were unemployed. This decline in sailor employment has reduced remittances from $2.4 million in 2001 to a projected $1.2 million in 2010.