ITF coordinates support for crew left stranded in Aden
The ITF has used its global reach to coordinate a successful effort to support a crew left stranded in the port of Aden, in conflict-ridden Yemen. The crew of the...
ITF unions shape the #FutureOfWork in transport
The automation work group heard from workers representing multiple ITF global regions and transport sectors. Rob Johnston, ITF assistant general secretary, opened...
In memoriam, Hanafi Rustandi
Hanafi died suddenly last night in Tokyo, where he was part of the ITF delegation representing the world’s seafarers and dockers at a meeting of the International...
Joint press release: Report from IBF talks, Tokyo
Both sides confirmed their support, in principle, for the outcome of officer level interim discussions held between forums, and outlined their responses to each...
Australian Senate Inquiry Finds Flag of Convenience Shipping Poses Serious Risks To National Security
The Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report chronicles gaping holes in Australia’s national security framework just one day after a...
ITF deplores inaction over Bramco 1 crew
The three Myanmar and two Bangladeshi sailors continue to endure intolerable conditions and are suffering the strain of their families’ impoverishment. Despite...
Modern slavery in UK waters “cannot be tolerated”
“The regulation exists to prevent this abuse from happening but some people seem to think it doesn’t apply to them,” commented ITF seafarers’ section chair...
Liberty Prrudencia crew hails ITF support
The ITF received a complaint from the 19 Indian crew members on 23 January 2017 that they had not been paid since 25 November 2016. The men had been stranded at the...