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ITF Canada supports unpaid and stranded crew
The ITF in Canada has been supporting the crew of a Turkish-flagged vessel who have been left without pay and refused repatriation. Inspections of the Duzgit...
ITF Denmark wins DKK2.5m back pay for crew
The ITF has won DKK2.6 million (USD324,370) in back pay owed to 19 Russian and Ukrainian seafarers stranded off Skagen for eight months in Denmark. It is the...
Deliberations on future opportunities and solutions for maritime workers
The Norwegian Union of Marine Engineers (NUME), one of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) affiliates, held a conference on 18-19 September 2018...
New report a circuit breaker providing policymakers a fact-based analysis of global cabotage laws
The study, commissioned by the ITF, provides the first independent analysis of maritime cabotage laws since 1992. Based on legislation and advice received from 140...
Canadian seafarers win rights to maritime jobs
Canada has responded to a long-standing campaign by the country’s seafaring unions. The government has agreed that Canadian seafarers will have the first right to...
Rescue boats forced to abandon Mediterranean operations
An investigation by The Guardian has found that a clampdown on NGO rescue ships working in the Mediterranean Sea has meant that none have been available since 26...
US takes action against polluting fishing vessel
The United States has taken civil action against the Hawaiian-based owners of a fishing vessel found to have discharged oily waste at sea. Two managers from Azure...
Medals for maritime trade unionists
Maritime trade union members have been among the 19 recipients of the UK’s prestigious Merchant Navy Medal. Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson received...