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ITF comment on election of new IMO secretary-general
“We congratulate Lim Ki-Tack on his election, and offer our best wishes to the outgoing secretary-general, Koji Sekimizu. “The job of secretary-general is a...
TISA leaks reveal threat to seafarers
The documents can be seen here: https://wikileaks.org/tisa. This latest release confirms the hazards identified by the ITF when it warned that a previous airing of...
Twin action weeks sweep seas for substandard shipping
In the East Asia event teams of ITF inspectors and dockers’ and seafarers’ union members will visit vessels in ports in Japan, Korea, Russia and Taiwan to...
ITF comment on Greek situation
“Workers and pensioners are deeply concerned about their jobs, their pensions and their future, especially as they have already had to pay the price of an...
ITF HIV training spreads to all major Philippines maritime academies
The groundbreaking development means that over 80 percent of all seafarer cadets graduating from the Philippines each year will have received in-depth training in...
Youth activism ‘steps up ten gears’ at ITF summer school
Who's here? 26 countries are represented by the 36 young activists participating in the activist training at the International Association of Machinists and...
Successes for ITF action weeks
Activity during the action week, 6-10 July, in the Far East took place in Japan, Russia's Far East, South Korea and Taiwan. In Japan, inspection teams visited 89...
Cotton joins protest over Caltex treatment of Alexander Spirit crew
The rally at the Kurnell refinery was organised by the ITF-affiliated Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and attracted speakers and supporters from six other unions...