Managing weight and obesity
Obesity does not happen overnight. It develops gradually over time, as a result of poor diet and lifestyle choices.
Seafarers move the world, sustaining our economies and communities – but they routinely face exploitation. The ITF fights for seafarers’ rights.
Obesity does not happen overnight. It develops gradually over time, as a result of poor diet and lifestyle choices.
How Covid-19 corner-cutting places too much risk in the international shipping system.
ITF advice on your contract to work at sea, recruitment scams and crewing agents
ITF Agreements are only those that are approved by the ITF and only apply to ships flying a Flag of Convenience (FOC)*
The ILO sets international labour standards through key international agreements.
The MLC covers all vessels and applies to all seafarers. But you must be at least 16 and have a medical certificate to work on a ship.
The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC), otherwise known as the Seafarers’ Bill of Rights, incorporates and builds on sixty eight existing maritime labour conventions and recommendations, as well as more general fundamental principles, to ensure decent working and living conditions for all seafarers.
Your wage rates will depend on whether you are serving on a national flag vessel or a ship covered by an ITF agreement.
Being a member of trade union can mean the difference between getting the medical help you need when you break a bone or suffering for a lifetime without proper treatment.
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