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 coronavirus rules by giving haircuts in customers' homes. They say they need to work to survive.

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