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11 Dec 2018
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Statement: Panama Canal Authority on course to undermine reputation of Panama’s most vital national asset
The study was discussed during the Plenary Session of the International Maritime Organization’s 100th Maritime Safety Committee last week and was well received as...
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10 Dec 2018
Kenyan seafarers’ jobs secured following government MOU
In August 2018 the MoU was signed and guaranteed recruitment of Kenyan seafarers to work on MSC vessels. The SUK, ITF inspector Betty Makena, Kenya’s ministry of...
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07 Dec 2018
Seafarers face threat of armed robbery
Maritime crime, including armed robbery and piracy, still pose a threat to seafarers in many “hotspots”, including the waters off west Africa and the South...
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07 Dec 2018
ITF warns that fatigue could cause accidents in the Panama Canal
A new independent report commissioned by the ITF warns of the consequences for safety in the Panama Canal resulting from poor working practices that lead to fatigue...
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07 Dec 2018
Union wins $1m unpaid wages for superyacht crew
The European maritime union Nautilus has been successful in winning unpaid wages totalling almost USD1 million owed to the crew of a “superyacht” that was...
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07 Dec 2018
Australian Senate launches inquiry into shipping
The Australian Senate has agreed to hold an inquiry into the shipping industry. The move, initiated by the Senate’s Labor group, follows a campaign by the...
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05 Dec 2018
ITF calls for good business practice at 7th UN business and human rights forum
Business representatives - who made up one third of the 2,500 delegates from governments, trade unions, civil society and international organisations – were...
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05 Dec 2018
Press Release
Fatigue of Panama Canal tugboat captains a disaster waiting to happen
The ITF, and affiliate Union de Capitanes y Oficiales de Cubierta (UCOC), have been locked in a protracted struggle with the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) over...