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This IBF Agreement(hereinafter ‘Agreement’ or ‘CBA’)is based on the IBF Framework CBA which sets out the standard terms and conditions applicable only to seafarers serving on any ship owned or operated by a Company in membership with the Joint Negotiating Group in respect of which there is in existence an IBF Special Agreement.

The ITF’s flagship annual publication for seafarers

This Agreement sets out the standard terms and conditions applicable to all Seafarers serving on any Ship in respect of which there is in existence a Special Agreement (“the Special Agreement”) made between the Union, an affiliate of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (the ITF) and the Company who is the Owner/Agent of the Owner of the Ship.

In June 2019, at the Centenary Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Violence and Harassment Convention (No. 190) and its accompanying Recommendation (No. 206) were adopted. The global community has made it clear that violence and harassment in the world of work will not be tolerated and must end.

Presentation by Timo Koponen from Wärtsilä Marine Business on 3 December 2018 to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 100th session of the Maritime...

Reports from the 44th Congress Singapore, October 2018