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15 Feb 2021
Press Release
ITF condemns military coup; solidarity with Burmese seafarers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted military takeover of Myanmar’s fragile democracy...
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04 Feb 2021
Wage theft, forgery and crew abuse on the MV Onda - Amin Shipping at it again
Luis Alberto Veloso is one of four abandoned seafarers on board the Togo-flagged MV Onda who has gone one year without pay. The ship and its crew are abandoned...
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02 Feb 2021
Seafarers on hunger strike, hospitalised in Kuwait to stop families going hungry: the full story
After 11 months without pay for their families, 19 seafarers on board the MV Ula bulk carrier in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait have gone on a hunger strike. The...
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28 Jan 2021
Press Release
Seafarer killed in horrific piracy attack: governments urged to act, or risk more deaths
Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea killed a seafarer and took another 15 seafarers hostage in an attack on Saturday. “Governments must take immediate action to...
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28 Jan 2021
Press Release
Biden commended for reiterating support for Jones Act
United States President Joe Biden’s announcement this week reiterating support for the Jones Act has been applauded by the International Transport Workers’...
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26 Jan 2021
Press Release
Neptune Declaration resets expectation, accountability on maritime industry to act to end crew change crisis
A new global pledge signed by over 300 maritime industry and human rights leaders has reset expectations and put accountability on the industry to use their...
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22 Jan 2021
Press Release
Seafarers on hunger strike, hospitalised in Kuwait
Indian, Turkish, Azerbaijaniani and Bangladeshi seafarers are in the third week of a hunger strike in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait. The abandoned crew of the bulk...
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17 Dec 2020
Press Release
UN Agency finds governments in breach of international law
Landmark ruling from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) finds that governments have breached seafarers’ rights and failed to comply with several...