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MLC abandonment provisions coming into force: ITF comment
ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “From tomorrow the mechanisms will be in place for a huge change that will finally treat the running sore of crew abandonment....
ITF backs workers’ demands for basic services at Peel Ports
The workers’ union, Unite the Union, has been trying to raise the issue for over a year and said it had received no response to its letter to Peel Ports on 6...
French unions gear up for future threats
A record 300 delegates from across France participated in the 11th congress of the Federation of Equipment, Environment, Transport and Services FORCE OUVRIERE...
ITF calls for action over kidnapped crew
ITF seafarers’ section chair David Heindel stated: “This is an urgent and dangerous affair for these seafarers, and a deeply worrying time for their families....
ITF leads calls for Irish government action over migrant fishers
The system to give migrant workers legal status and protect their rights was introduced in early 2016 after a collaboration between the ITF and a number of media...
Next instalment in Pathway to congress: countdown on for Arab World regional conference
Over 200 participants from across the region will meet in Tunis from 13-16 February – the conference kicks off with a day focused on building strategy for...
Arab spring and freedom for Palestine in spotlight at ITF Arab World regional conference
More than 200 trade unionists from across the region will meet in Tunisia this week to assess their achievements and challenges, and to set their work agenda for...
ITF condemns Ukrainian wage slash offer
Describing itself as the Ukrainian National Platform of Maritime Trade Unions, the new group is touting for business by promising to undercut agreed and negotiated...