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 groundbreaking agreement is the result of two years’ hard efforts by the FNTT and Mohamed Arrachedi, ITF Arab world network co-ordination. It covers the vessels Cheikh el Mokrani, Cheikh Bouamama and the Lalla Fatma N’Soumer, which are Algerian owned and fly the Bahamas flag.
The union members were at the event to deliver a progress report on the continuing dialogue between the company and unions established by the ITF’s Maersk Network, which was set up to best represent the thousands of transport workers employed across the company (see
Fagforeningen deltog i arrangementet for at levere en statusrapport om den løbende dialog mellem virksomheden og fagforeningen, der er fastlagt ved ITF's Maersk Network, som blev dannet for på bedste vis at repræsentere de tusindvis af transportarbejdere, der er ansat i hele virksomheden (se
The move is the latest by the ITF in support of the crew of the vessel, which has been effectively abandoned in Aberdeen, Scotland by its owners, and detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency at the federation’s request (see https://goo.gl/ddzOFU).
The complaint has been lodged by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) on behalf of the Toamasina Port workers and their union SYGMMA.
The young workers set their strategic priorities to strengthen their role at the heart of both the 2018 congress and ITF priority projects, and made practical action plans for the period between now and congress.
The young workers set their strategic priorities to strengthen their role at the heart of both the 2018 congress and ITF priority projects, and made practical action plans for the period between now and congress.
If you’re travelling to a country affected by the current outbreak of the Zika virus, this advice will help you and other crew members protect yourselves.
The Productivity Commission has recommended deregulation of coastal shipping in a report into Australia’s agricultural exports, saying that to improve the efficiency of coastal shipping services, barriers to entry for foreign vessels should be removed to allow greater competition.
