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The ITF reacted quickly at the beginning of the dispute, providing strategic support via its Americas office. ITF officials approached President Humala about the cases of trade unionists who were arrested by state intelligence services as early as day one of the strike.

The paper analysed replies by member states to a survey conducted by SRI on the implementation into their national laws of the IMO/ILO (International Labour Organization) Guidelines on Fair Treatment of Seafarers in the Event of a Maritime Accident.

The alliances were developed during two workshops in Amman, Jordan on 10/11 and 13/14 June. Both workshops ended with a commitment to identify, strengthen and deepen collaboration to tackle the challenges faced by unions in the industry. 

Representatives from unions in eight countries across the Caribbean have come together in Rodney Bay to gain skills in using the dockers’ port intelligence portal (DPI).

The Inquiry by the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee will examine the national security, fuel security, environmental, social and economic impacts of FOC shipping and revisit the 1992 Ships of Shame Inquiry.

Shipping Australia CEO Rod Nairn has bizarrely questioned the ITF's motives in encouraging parliamentary scrutiny of low standard shipping following a case where three workers were very likely murdered at sea onboard the Sage Sagittarius in 2012.

Produced by SRI, the animated films were commissioned by the ITF and funded by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust. They are part of an initiative to help seafarers understand their rights under the MLC.

The first three films are:

“We congratulate Lim Ki-Tack on his election, and offer our best wishes to the outgoing secretary-general, Koji Sekimizu.