The Norwegian Union of Marine Engineers (NUME), one of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) affiliates, held a conference on 18-19 September 2018 in Sandefjord, Norway.
The ITF has won DKK2.6 million (USD324,370) in back pay owed to 19 Russian and Ukrainian seafarers stranded off Skagen for eight months in Denmark.
The ITF in Canada has been supporting the crew of a Turkish-flagged vessel who have been left without pay and refused repatriation. Inspections of the Duzgit Endeavour by the ITF and port authorities found that the crew had not been paid since 1 July 2018.
Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has published a new independent report, commissioned by the ITF, into laws around the world on cabotage, which restrict foreign activity in a country’s domestic coastal trade.
The earlier we recognise the signs and symptoms of stress, the better we will be able to manage it.
Although fewer migrants are attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Europe than in 2017, there has been an increase in the proportion of those who die en route.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will sign an important agreement at its 44th Congress in Singapore to research the future of work in every transport sector, and suggest interventions to help workers improve their skills to compete for high-value jobs.
However, while this move is welcome it has only been made after widespread criticism of Amazon’s employment model, and serious problems remain across the company’s transport supply chain.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will sign an important agreement at its 44th Congress in Singapore to research the future of work in every transport sector, and suggest interventions to help workers improve their skills to compete for high-value jobs.
The ITF Congress will include participants from around 140 countries, representing over 600 transport unions with more than 19 million members. It is set to be the biggest to date, with over 2,000 participants.
