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Ma Aijun, 45, of China, poses next to a mountain of scrap metal unloaded from the Chinese merchant ship he works on, at the port of Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Ma Aijun, 45, of China, poses next to a mountain of scrap metal unloaded from the Chinese merchant ship he works on, at the port of Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Rahil Gunawan, 55, of Indonesia, poses on the deck of the chemical tanker on which he works as a deckhand while calling at the port of Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Gunawan, who has five children and has been working on cargo ships for more than 25 years, spends seven to ten months at sea per year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Rahil Gunawan, 55, of Indonesia, poses on the deck of the chemical tanker on which he works as a deckhand while calling at the port of Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Gunawan, who has five children and has been working on cargo ships for more than 25 years, spends seven to ten months at sea per year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)