All content tagged with: "abandonment"
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02 May 2024
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A stain on the global maritime industry: seafarers in dire conditions on Middle East Marine vessels
In the worst case of serial seafarer abandonment ever seen, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns Middle East Marine LLC for its...
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28 Feb 2024
Saudi ship owner morally bankrupt; Bahrain maritime authorities look the other way
28 February 2024, London Seafarers are struggling to survive after being abandoned by a Saudi Arabian company across multiple vessels – registered in...
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31 Jan 2024
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New index names companies that abuse seafarers’ rights
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has launched a new online index to tackle the exploitation and abuse of workers at sea.The Seafarers' Breach...
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11 Jan 2024
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Seafarer abandonment figures for 2023 a cause for concern
19 January 2024, London – The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has today released its figures for the numbers of vessels abandoned in 2023 –...
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17 Apr 2023
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ITF secures freedom for 13 abandoned Filipino seafarers stuck in Singapore for 5 months; $1m in backpay won for crews
Thirteen Filipino seafarers have made it home after more than five months aboard an abandoned livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Harmony, thanks to the...
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17 Apr 2023
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ITF secures freedom for 13 abandoned Filipino seafarers stuck in Singapore for 5 months; $1m in backpay won for crews
Thirteen Filipino seafarers have made it home after more than five months aboard an abandoned livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Harmony, thanks to the...
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22 Mar 2023
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ITF delivers justice for Yangtze Fortune crew abandoned off Australian coast – seafarers repaid missing wages and repatriated home
Seafarers stranded aboard a livestock carrier vessel abandoned off the Australian coast have finally been repaid their missing wages and repatriated home with the...
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06 Feb 2023
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Seafarers seize ship over owed wages and owner neglect, as Senegal shirks obligations to crew
Four seafarers, with assistance from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have seized a cargo ship off the port of Dakar in Senegal after months...
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19 Aug 2022
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ITF inspectors recover USD$37.6m in unpaid wages for seafarers, despite Covid restrictions
Last year, union ship inspectors recovered more than USD $37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has...
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02 Aug 2022
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Filipino authorities suspend recruitment agency after ITF red list warning over illegal fees
A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its licence suspended after the International Transport Workers’...