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26 Jun 2024
Nicholas Celona
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) mourns the passing of Nicholas Celona, Vice President of Government Services of the Seafarers International...
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24 Jun 2024
The ITF demands immediate action to ensure the safety of seafarers in the Red Sea
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and seafarers’ unions globally stand united in grief and outrage following attacks on shipping in the...
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24 Jun 2024
Press Release
Transport union federations urge EU states to go further, faster on supply chain due diligence
As states get green light to implement supply chain Directive, ETF and ITF demand more from landmark lawThe European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the...
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18 Jun 2024
ITF schools next generation of maritime professionals on flags of convenience, abandonment
The ITF’s Annica Barning and Mohamed Arradechi gave guest lectures at the World Maritime University in AprilFuture maritime lawyers, academics, flag state...
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03 Jun 2024
Fighting for rights: ITF inspectors stand strong for seafarers in record-breaking year of shame
2023 was the worst year ever seen for seafarer abandonment – and ITF inspectors recovered nearly US$60 million in unpaid wagesThe ITF’s global network of...
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30 May 2024
Press Release
Seafarer free after 12 years
Abdul Nasser Saleh is finally home with his family in Egypt, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is delighted to announce. Twelve years ago,...
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22 May 2024
Press Release
Gabon and Eswatini listed as Flags of Convenience
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) adds two new countries to its longstanding list of Flags of Convenience. Two ship registries strongly...
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16 May 2024
Press Release
Seafarers pay the price for the murky business of ship nationality
Incidents in the Red Sea illustrate the dangers of allowing ‘flags of convenience’ to proliferate.Jacqueline Smith, Maritime Coordinator at the International...