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17 Apr 2023
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ITF secures freedom for 13 abandoned Filipino seafarers stuck in Singapore for 5 months; $1m in backpay won for crews
Thirteen Filipino seafarers have made it home after more than five months aboard an abandoned livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Harmony, thanks to the...
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14 Apr 2023
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Unions welcome 50,000 Filipino jobs saved as EU makes right call on seafarer training certificates
Unions are welcoming a decision from the EU maritime watchdog which avoids up to 50,000 Philippines-certified crew being barred from working aboard European-owned...
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05 Apr 2023
Seafarers, fishers to benefit from new medical guide onboard thanks to shipowners and unions
“Crew are often hundreds of miles from shore when illness, accident or injury takes place onboard – leaving them without internet and dangerously far from the...
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29 Mar 2023
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Hobbs and Whistles owner first to commit to human rights due diligence across transport supply chain
TFG Brands London signs landmark agreement with the International Transport Workers’ Federation. TFG, owner of brands including Hobbs and Whistles, is the first...
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28 Mar 2023
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'Med stort overskud følger stort ansvar': Internationale fagforeninger griller Mærsk i kølvandet på dødsfald og krænkelser af rettigheder
28. marts 2023, København Fagforeninger, der repræsenterer ansatte i Mærsk, verdens største børsnoterede rederi, er i København i dag for at bringe klare...
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28 Mar 2023
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‘With great profit comes great responsibility’: Unions grill Maersk over labour violations at Copenhagen AGM
28 March 2023, Copenhagen Trade unions representing employees of the world’s largest listed shipping company are in Copenhagen today to take their labour message...
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23 Mar 2023
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Governments obliged to learn pandemic supply chain lessons – maritime report
Governments should learn lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath to secure reliable maritime supply chains for their citizens and the climate, the International...
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23 Mar 2023
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Workers pay more in tax than Maersk - research
23 March 2023, London / Copenhagen It’s likely that A.P. Moller – Maersk’s employees around the world pay a far higher rate of tax than the shipping...