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.
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ITF transport activists begin training in Morocco
ITF summer school has been running for 15 years. It provides an annual space for trade unionists to meet and share knowledge and experience.
Campaigns and activism are focus as ITF training begins in Morocco
There are around 70 participants taking part in ITF Summer School
African young transport workers get connected
Fifteen women and sixteen men from 21 countries participated in an ITF workshop in Dakar, Senegal from 27-30 September.
Positive reaction to IFOMS/ITF MLC seminar in Yangon
Some 40 participants gathered at the Park Royal hotel, Yangon from 3 to 6 October for a seminar on the MLC, which Myanmar ratified on 26 May.
Update: Malaviya Seven, Aberdeen
The detention, which was put in place on Wednesday afternoon, is over wages owed to the replacement crew of the vessel.
Petrobras victory gives seafarers collective agreement
Seafarers’ unions affiliated to the confederation CONTTMAF (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Transportes Aquaviários e Aéreos, na Pesca e nos Portos) signed a collective ag
ITF: refusal of shore leave to Hanjin crews 'a denial of human rights'
The issue was revealed when a visit to the chartered vessel Hanjin Marine by ITF inspector Jeff Engels to check on the crew’s welfare on Monday (after they had waited three weeks for a berth) revea
Activists ‘on a mission’ following ITF Maritime Roundtable
That’s from Rosalind Muir from the Rail and Maritime Union of New Zealand (RMTU) at the closing of the Maritime Roundtable, an ITF activist event that’s been taking place in Montreal, Canada this w
TiSA endangers coasts and foresees “lawless” seas and skies, say ITF and Greenpeace Netherlands
TiSA could open the transport of what has been classed as national cargo by all parties – potentially including ships owned by parties flying the flag of a third country – a flag of convenience, or
The future of maritime activism - unionists gather in Montreal
It’s the second ever ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) Maritime Roundtable (MRT), bringing together activists from affiliated unions in all continents.
ITF: guarded welcome for Cambodia FOC promises
ITF maritime coordinator Jacqueline Smith stated: “In May the government said it was abolishing the register entirely.
Union acts in fight for seafarer jobs at Boskalis
The demonstration in Papendrecht, the Netherlands, was part of the fight by Nautilus NL/FNV Waterbouw to stop Boskalis cutting and downgrading seafarers’ jobs.