Australia has banned two foreign-flagged ships after the ITF reported that crews on board had not received their wages.
A record number of migrants and refugees attempted to make the dangerous crossing of the English Channel to reach Britain in just one day. The UK Border Force detained 86 people, believed to be the highest number intercepted in a single day.
The ITF was represented by Dorotea Zec, Croatian seafarer and co-chair of the ITF youth committee, Viri Gómez, Canadian docker and youth representative on the dockers committee, Courtney Pecquex of the dockers section and ship inspector Natha
A new study released by the OECD and the International Transport Forum (ITF) on the current effect of direct and indirect maritime subsidies on the European shipping industry has found that the current system is failing European taxpayers and workers.
“We made a conscious decision to hold these two major ITF maritime conferences in Colombo, to show our commitment to activating growth and awareness of the Sri Lankan maritime sector and to show support and solidarity to the Sri Lankan people after the tragic events that took place in April,” sai
Organised annually by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the worldwide event focused on gender equality, one of the 17 goals that underpin the United Nations sustainable development agenda targets to be reached by 2030.
The ITF has a launched a new app to deliver the latest news from the ITF directly to smartphones.
The ITF has marked 25 years of its presence in Delhi, India.
During this time the office achieved significant milestones, including:
Around 8,000 maritime workers in Nigeria will benefit from a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) signed by two unions.
