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19 Aug 2020
Stranded seafarers fly home from Brazil
Eight weeks in limbo, without pay and facing starvation, far from home in the Bay of São Sebastião, Brazil, 14 seafarers from Ukraine and Montenegro are finally...
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08 Aug 2020
ITF welcomes new ships to Liverpool, but warns Atlantic Container Line over crew change
Liverpool is home to a number of ships adopting the United Kingdom flag in a sign that the island nation could once again claim its place as a maritime leader. But...
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06 Aug 2020
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Australia listing towards clogged ports as over-contract seafarers stop two new ships
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says Australia is facing economic carnage from clogged ports as a result of rapidly worsening crew change...
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04 Aug 2020
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Cruise industry and unions get most workers home, but challenging times ahead
As the global cruise industry and seafarers’ unions near completion of the repatriation of almost 250,000 seafarers, the International Transport Workers’...
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16 Jul 2020
Press Release
300,000 Seafarers Trapped at Sea: Mounting crew change crisis demands faster action from governments
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) estimates that there are now approximately 300,000 seafarers trapped working aboard ships due to the crew...
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16 Jul 2020
Mounting crew change crisis demands faster action from governments
ITF Statement on Crew Change Crisis – 16 July 2020 Today marks one month since the ITF told the world’s governments that ‘Enough is Enough’ and that the...
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15 Jul 2020
ITF helps global seafarers repatriate via Spain
Philippines crew from tanker Giancarlo D return home For the crew of chemical tanker Giancarlo D, Luz Baz and the ITF are a godsend. Luz is the ITF...
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15 Jul 2020
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Australian maritime regulator silent on crew change crisis
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says the Australian federal government has been asleep at the...
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09 Jul 2020
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Governments must bring in exemptions for seafarers following summit
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called on the world’s governments to act swiftly to give seafarers visa, border and quarantine...
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09 Jul 2020
Press Release
ITF calls out Berejiklian Government's “smokescreen” Ruby Princess inquiry
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today branded the New South Wales Government’s inquiry into the Ruby Princess as a ‘smokescreen’ for...