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.
The ITF has held a training session in Algiers, Algeria 10-12 November in partnership with the Fédération Nationale des Travailleurs des Transports - Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens.
On World Toilet Day, 19 November 2019, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is launching a Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter, because toilet rights are human rights.
Nearly 500 workers have signed up to their local union as part of a young workers’ camp in Jinja, Uganda, backed by the ITF.
An ITF delegation, led by the general secretary Stephen Cotton, has visited China this week to enhance cooperation and understanding with the country’s labour movement.
This document was developed by a group of various organisations, including the ITF, and has been endorsed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the European Commission.
It outlines the procedures that companies and crews should follow in order to prevent ships from being attacked and hijacked.
Crews should be aware that the following factors increase the risk of a vessel being captured:
Vessels whose full speed is below 18 knots should stay out of the High Risk Area.
Ships transiting the High Risk Area must report their movements to the naval authorities and follow their instructions, beginning 4-5 days before they enter the Gulf of Aden. Extra lookouts should be posted. All vessels must use the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). Ships reporting in will be given the latest advice on how to avoid piracy attacks.
