It has been 103 days since 97 workers were terminated in Brisbane and Sydney, many via text and email. It was strongly felt that the company was using automation plans as a union busting tool.
Three month ago a worker at the port lost both legs after an accident. Other workers have been victimised for doing union work and some companies have violated collective bargaining agreements.
Saturday 25 June is Day of the Seafarer. The official IMO theme for Day of the Seafarer in 2022 is: year 'Your voyage: Then and Now'.
Today is the ‘Day of the Seafarer’ a day when we should celebrate seafarers, but this year, as world’s seafarers are let down by governments there is little to celebrate
The reclaiming lashing campaign is run by member unions of the ITF and its European arm the ETF, and is supported by the two federations.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has launched an action plan to address the significant problem of plastics in the marine environment. The plan aims to enhance existing regulations, and introduce new supporting measures to reduce marine plastic litter from ships.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF
The Australian Senate has agreed to hold an inquiry into the shipping industry.
Union resistance to a plan by employers to remove the right reached a peak during an international action day on Feb 18th
ITF inspector (Liverpool, North West England and Wales) Tommy Molloy has participated in a major anti-modern-day slavery event in Liverpool, UK.
