All content tagged with: "health and safety"
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24 Nov 2021
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Domestic violence is a workplace issue and a men’s issue, unions tell employers
A new report calls on transport employers to do more to tackle domestic violence amongst its predominantly male staff with key recommendations for how to do...
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02 Nov 2021
Maritime must be safe for women: ITF calls for industry to work with seafarers as assault case reverberates
A brave female cadet recently published the horrific experiences of sexual assault she endured on board a vessel while attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy....
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21 Oct 2021
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Red listing Philippines-based manning agent ‘Able Maritime’ first step to stopping seafarer exploitation
The Inspectorate of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has red listed Able Maritime Seafarers Inc after the crewing agent failed to respond to...
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18 Oct 2021
ITF condemns assault on inspector, calls for zero-tolerance towards violence in maritime
An ITF inspector was physically assaulted by a ship’s Master in an unprecedented attack which the Federation says must be condemned. The assault happened onboard...
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15 Oct 2021
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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...
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29 Sep 2021
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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...
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24 Sep 2021
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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...
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11 Aug 2021
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Preventable death of seafarer during crew change off QLD coast highlights need for national approach
The Australian Government must urgently implement a nationally-consistent best-practice plan for crew changes on international trading vessels following the...
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27 Jul 2021
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Mauritius government must release Wakashio crew held for a year without charge
The ITF is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio (IMO: 9337119) crew who have been held by Mauritian authorities now for over a...
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28 Jun 2021
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Terror threat makes seafarer crew change impossible in northern Mozambique
Ship owners should stop attempting to perform crew changes in northern Mozambique while seafarers are at risk of attack or kidnapping by violent terrorist groups...