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Organised by the PSI (Public Services International) global union, the summit was the launchpad for the report
The report, Chevron’s Tax Schemes: Piping profits out of Australia?, was produced by the International Tr
Tomorrow’s (Thursday 17 September) briefing for maritime welfare practitioners is also open to press. It will be held from 16:00 to 19:00 at ITF House, 49-60 Borough Road, London SE1 1DR.
In a deal signed in Limassol, Cyprus on Friday the Federation is to employ the Brazil-based Fundação Homem de Mar (FHM) to construct a mathematical model to analyse the manoeuvrability consideratio
In Japan a rally will also be held at the Kotoku Kaiun company, over its refusal to engage in dialogue with union representatives.
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So why is this committee and its work relevant to you?
The survey – a joint initiative by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), International Maritime Health Association
Speaking at the event Smith will say: “The MLC embodies the hopes and aspirations of everyone in this room and beyond who is involved in shipping.
Pressing Forward: Putting the Workers Capital Agenda to Action, running from 7-8 September, has been organised by the Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital (CWC), a joint initiative of the In
Addressing the MTWTU plenary in Odessa, Cotton commended the union’s “outstanding work” to promote the MLC and its efforts to represent seafarers and dockers in the Ukraine’s challenging
A joint initiative by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the International Maritime Health Association (IMHA
The money generated by the 13 hour and 19 minute swim across the world’s busiest shipping lanes goes to not-for-profit Hunterlink Recovery Services, which off
