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05 Oct 2018
ITF to sign ground-breaking agreement at 44th Congress on the future of work and training for workers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will sign an important agreement at its 44th Congress in Singapore to research the future of work in every...
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04 Oct 2018
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Amazon’s wage rise shows pressure for change from workers
However, while this move is welcome it has only been made after widespread criticism of Amazon’s employment model, and serious problems remain across the...
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03 Oct 2018
Press Release
ITF to sign ground-breaking agreement at 44th Congress on the future of work and training for workers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will sign an important agreement at its 44th Congress in Singapore to research the future of work in every...
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28 Sep 2018
More migrants drown as rescue ships curbed
Although fewer migrants are attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Europe than in 2017, there has been an increase in the proportion of those who...
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28 Sep 2018
Survey of cabotage around the world
Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has published a new independent report, commissioned by the ITF, into laws around the world on cabotage, which restrict...
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28 Sep 2018
ITF Canada supports unpaid and stranded crew
The ITF in Canada has been supporting the crew of a Turkish-flagged vessel who have been left without pay and refused repatriation. Inspections of the Duzgit...
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28 Sep 2018
ITF Denmark wins DKK2.5m back pay for crew
The ITF has won DKK2.6 million (USD324,370) in back pay owed to 19 Russian and Ukrainian seafarers stranded off Skagen for eight months in Denmark. It is the...
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24 Sep 2018
Deliberations on future opportunities and solutions for maritime workers
The Norwegian Union of Marine Engineers (NUME), one of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) affiliates, held a conference on 18-19 September 2018...