All content tagged with: "seafarers"
Filipino seafarers exploited by Fiji’s Goundar finally make it home
Two Filipino seafarers exploited by one of Fiji’s main ferry operators have made it home thanks to the unstinting efforts of the ITF’s inspectors and...
Time for change: mental health is a collective responsibility
On World Mental Health Day (Sunday 10 October 2021) the ITF is urging stakeholders across the transport sector to come together and recognise their collective...
Global Transport Chiefs urge UN to end humanitarian crisis for supply chain workers
Global road, air and sea organisations and unions have today called on the world’s heads of government gathering at this week’s UN General Assembly to end a...
Know a hero at sea? Time to nominate the world’s bravest seafarers!
What are the IMO Bravery at Sea awards? Officially called the ‘IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea’, the important Award and its associated letters and...
Avoid ‘Able Maritime’: ITF close to red list ban for shocking Filipino manning agency
The Able Maritime Seafarers Inc manning agency in the Philippines is close to being red listed by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) after a...
‘Be ambitious, but be positive’: new union voice delivers UN Global Compact climate message
A newly-appointed labour representative on the board of the United Nations Global Compact has delivered a positive message on the benefits of tackling climate...
The International Bargaining Forum concludes negotiations, recognising seafarers’ Covid sacrifice
The ITF and JNG met from 1-3 September 2021 for important negotiations on wage increase and other cost elements. Due to the pandemic, the social partnership had...
San Marino sets up business as a ship registry despite being landlocked
Tiny, landlocked San Marino on the Italian peninsula has no clear maritime connections, which are usually the basis for a country setting up a flag registry....
Oxygen concentrators sent to India to save seafarers’ lives
Hundreds of lives will be saved thanks to two new emergency projects being funded by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust and delivered through two Indian-based seafarers’...
‘Did the ship shrink?’ – Red flags raised over Goundar ship registered in Fiji 14 metres shorter than in Canada
Fijian authorities are being called to urgently investigate Goundar’s MV Lomaiviti Princess III amid allegations of falsified safety documentation and concerns...