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Bright future for cadets from Kherson State Maritime Academy
MTWTU AND ITF SEAFARERS’ TRUST JOINT PRESS RELEASE • REPUBLISHED IN FULL WITH PERMISSION Thanks to a joint project of the ITF Seafarers’...
ITF inspectors recover USD$37.6m in unpaid wages for seafarers, despite Covid restrictions
Last year, union ship inspectors recovered more than USD $37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has...
Seafarers ‘sitting ducks’ as Port of Dakar leaves them without warning lights
The Port of Dakar in Senegal has said it is too busy to rescue a cargo ship at its anchorage which has been without electricity and sidelights for months, putting...
Filipino authorities suspend recruitment agency after ITF red list warning over illegal fees
A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its licence suspended after the International Transport Workers’...
Victory for seafarers’ safety as Dutch court sides with unions on container lashing
Unions have secured an important victory in the campaign for seafarers’ safety this week as a Dutch court has ruled that ship managers, ship owners and charterers...