Updates from around the globe on the ITF’s work to build a fairer, safer and more just world for seafarers. Our news section covers issues affecting all seafarers, wherever they may be, and what we’re doing to improve seafarers’ lives and jobs, now and in the future.
News
Workers’ unions unite in Papua New Guinea
Workers’ unions affiliated to the ITF have formed a new group in Papua New Guinea to cooperate more closely together.
International maritime unions urge Australian government to save Australian shipping before senate inquiry
International maritime unions have urged the Morrison government to reverse the decline of the Australian shipping industry and invest in the creation of a new strategic fleet to
Australian bushfire crisis prompt calls for more emergency response vessels
Coronavirus update and advice
The ITF is closely following all advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding the current outbre
ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton at Davos 2020
Stephen Cotton, general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will also be available for interview
ITF rescues Kenyan seafarers from Mozambique
The ITF has come to the rescue of 10 Kenyan seafarers who had travelled to Pemba, Mozambique through Tanzania in August 2019, to work on an EU-bound vessel, MV Nina.
Dockers’ Clause: A deal is a deal – and we are defending it!
Dockers unions, shop stewards and legal advisors from ten countries gathered in Rotterda
ITF speaks for global maritime professionals at International Association of Maritime Universities
The ITF has represented the views of global maritime professionals at the 20th general assembly of the International Association of Maritime
#LashingIsDockersWork: ITF Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause comes into force
The ITF 'Non-Seafarers' Work Clause' (NSWC) comes into force in Canada and Europe today.
International trade unions bring spotlight to Port of Auckland automation plans
An ITF delegation has met with New Zealand’s ministers of transport and labour, as well as the Auckland’s Mayor and city council, to voice first-hand the impact that automation poses to livelihoods
MTWTU hold union awareness-raising seminar for Ukrainian seafarers
The ITF-supported event, Union Week - New Generation, is the fourth awareness-raising seminar hosted by MTWTU in four years in Odessa, Ukraine, which attracted over 150
