ITF inspector (Liverpool, North West England and Wales) Tommy Molloy has participated in a major anti-modern-day slavery event in Liverpool, UK.
The ITF has called for the immediate end to the state of emergency in Chile, the opening of a genuine dialogue with the unions and civil society groups, and sent international solidarity to the Chilean people in their struggle against the repressive actions of the government.
Union leaders from countries across the Caribbean have come together to develop a strategy for building transport workers’ power in the region.
Staff on a North Sea oil platform have been evacuated following safety concerns.
The crew of a vessel that saved seven seafarers from a burning car carrier in the Pacific and rescued nine others are to receive a prestigious award from the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD).
The European maritime union Nautilus is seeking compensation for a woman captain member who was denied her maternity rights.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have committed to work closer together to support seafarers calling in all Saudi Arabia ports.
The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) has begun a drive to plant thousands of trees.
It began with all officers, petty officers and ratings being asked to plant a tree during August and September. This resulted in 7,000 new trees.
On November 2, Pirates kidnapped nine crew members from the Norwegian-flagged MV Bonita while the vessel was at anchor off the coast of Benin in West Africa, and two days later on November 4 four crew members were taken hostage off the coast of Togo from the Greek-flagged Elka Aristotle.
