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Joint Press Release - ITF/IMEC/ICS

16 December 2021, London

​Philippines crew from tanker Giancarlo D return home

Landmark deal extends ASOS’ commitment to workers’ rights into global transport and logistics.

ASOS, the global fashion destination, has signed a legally-binding agreement with global trade union federation, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), to prot

As the global cruise industry and seafarers’ unions near completion of the repatriation of almost 250,000 seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) warns that there are challenging times ah

Four months without pay and 48 hours without food, 47 seafarers off the coast of the UK are desperate to get home to their families.

Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers have signed a four-year agreement that will see significant wage increases and dozens of workplace protections and improvements for over 250,000 seafarers’ serving on more than 10,000 vessels.

Leading international maritime associations and organisations reiterate our strong support for adoption by the world’s governments at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) of the “Net-Zero Framework” at the critical Extraordinary Session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection C

Shipping experts have welcomed a ‘unity ticket’ on Australian jobs and fuel security ahead of the country’s election Saturday.

2015 was a year of great successes for the ITF nationally, regionally and globally (see our 2015 review for more on this).

New data from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reveals abandonment of seafarers by ship-owners increased by 87% in 2024 from the previous year.