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.
The documents are available here: https://wikileaks.org/tisa/
The call follows the ITF’s recent condemnation (see http://goo.gl/HrKk0P) of the conservative Australian government’s moves to deregulate its shipping industry by
"This latest death highlights the importance of the ITFs campaign against overweight containers.
The Federation's four member unions in Nepal have been intensely involved in the emergency response, mobilising transport workers – many of whom were themselves victims –  
The changes would dismantle a comprehensive reform package delivered by the previous government three years ago that created a level playing field in domestic shipping.
On 13 and 14 May, the FPC passed a motion condemning BP for slashing jobs, replacing 36 Australian crew of the fuel tanker British Loyalty with cheap foreign workers, and closing one of the east co
A broader vision of seafarer wellbeing: survey of ITF maritime affiliates on HIV/AIDS, health and wellbeing is based on responses by 34 trade unions in 30 countries and 608 individual seaf
An emergency motion was introduced at a meeting in Perth today of the ITF Seafarers’ Section meeting by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).
Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project off Australia’s north-west coast has blown out from US$37 billion to US$54 billion due to the company’s ongoing mismanagement.
Available at http://goo.gl/L8AWxH the report A broader vision of seafarer wellbeing: survey of ITF maritime affiliates on HIV/AIDS, health and wellbeing
Members from the dockers’, road transport workers, railway workers and seafarers’ sections were part of 28 April activities highlighting the ITF container safety campaign.
The ‘special agreement’, added to the three-year memorandum of agreement that runs from 2015 to 2017, will cover around 720 seafarers working on 16 vessels owned by the company.
