Tuberculosis (TB) is curable and preventable disease, which mainly spreads from person to person through the air.
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) officials have been involved in stopping a Japanese-owned car import vessel from slipping through Australian authorities’ fingers in the Port of Melbourne.
Our industry is responsible for 90% of global trade. Historically, we have been critical to the development of national economies and global prosperity.
The ITF 'Non-Seafarers' Work Clause' (NSWC) comes into force in Canada and Europe today. A lot has been said about the Clause, but it’s worth reviewing exactly what the NSWC is and what it means to ITF affiliated dockers’ unions.
Let’s start from the beginning:
International Bargaining Forum (IBF) Warlike Operations Area Committee Statement on piracy in the Gulf Of Guinea
The NeoPanama locks in the Panama Canal have been surrounded by safety concerns since before the opening.
The world’s foremost transport worker body is welcoming the end to the crisis affecting the MV Ever Given (IMO: 9811000), the cargo vessel that has been blocking the Suez Canal.
On World Mental Health Day (Sunday 10 October 2021) the ITF is urging stakeholders across the transport sector to come together and recognise their collective responsibility in prioritising the mental health of all workers.
A Flag of Convenience (FOC) vessel is one that flies the flag of a country other than the country of ownership. It is attractive to shipowners who care more about their bottom line than the welfare of their seafarers, because it can save them money.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says Australia is facing economic carnage from clogged ports as a result of rapidly worsening crew change crisis around its coasts, as the crews of two further ships in W
