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News | 20 Jan 2025 Press Release

ITF calls on Houthis to halt all attacks in Red Sea, release kidnapped seafarers, warns shipping industry against risking lives

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) calls on Yemen’s Houthis to halt attacks all on commercial ships in the Red Sea, to de-escalate threats to...

News | 09 Jan 2025

India and ITF join forces to protect seafarers’ mental health

Stress management to be added to India’s maritime curriculum under new agreement with ITF. Indian seafarers will now benefit from mental health training...

News | 29 Nov 2024 Press Release

ITF joins affiliate unions in Geneva to demand fair treatment of seafarers

Trade unions from around the world join ILO and IMO meeting to advance measures to combat seafarer criminalisation and unfair treatment. Seafarers must be...

News | 15 Nov 2024

New Zealand: “Our Ferries, Our Future!”

The ITF joins affiliates at Wellington rally demanding new, publicly-owned ‘Interislander’ ferries.The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and...

News | 14 Nov 2024

ITF expands seafarer wellbeing training to Black Sea countries

ITF runs ‘training of trainers’ in Romania for ten maritime universities from seven countries.  Trainers from across seven countries located on or...

News | 30 Oct 2024

Transport unions strike against Milei's anti-union laws

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) sends unwavering solidarity to transport workers striking in Argentina today.  The strikers and...

News | 17 Oct 2024

A true ‘just transition’ offers hope of change for seafarers

Whether they’re facing unjust criminalisation, bad working and living conditions, or poor gender equality, the global economy’s keyworkers deserve much...

News | 20 Sep 2024 Press Release

ITF slams “outrageous” 30-year prison sentences for seafarers

Captain and chief mate sentenced without evidence to connect them to drugs found on vessel, after spending year in prison with crew awaiting trial. The...