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Clock ticking on Fowey ship arrest
A ship detained at Fowey, United Kingdom, for multiple safety and accommodation failings will face arrest at 17:00 BST today unless the owners pay the crew the...
Trade unions must act now on climate change
Twenty activists from 14 countries came together in Johannesburg last week to determine the next steps in the fight against climate change. Participants at the...
New ITF Seafarers app available now
Following on from the success of earlier seafarer apps, the new ITF Seafarers app launched for IOS and Android last week. In March, the ITF launched two separate...
Americas conference sets out model for the future
The conference featured a week of intense work, debate and activities, culminating in the agreement of a strategic work plan for use across the region. This centred...
Relief for crew of detained scandal ship
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is able to report progress in the case of the filthy and unsafe vessel Munzur, which is detained in Fowey in...
Seafarers win minimum wage increase
ITF representatives met with maritime employer representatives from the International Shipping Federation (ISF) at the ILO last Thursday and Friday.The...
Steering the future of women transport workers
The conference website, live now at www.itfwomen2014.org, has all the information delegates need to participate – whether they can take part in person or not. The...
Do you want to be part of something amazing?
The ITF is calling all interested affiliates with specific skills, expertise or experience to get involved in running fringe events at the ITF congress in Sofia...