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10 Jul 2014
Press Release
ITF comment on Swanland sinking report
After fully studying the United Kingdom Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB’s) report into the Swanland sinking, the ITF (International Transport...
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10 Jul 2014
ITF tells Panama it’s time 'to do the decent thing' for Iceberg 1 crew
The ITF has called on Panama to join the effort to help the recently released crew of the Iceberg 1 to recover from their hostage ordeal. The seafarers on the...
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10 Jul 2014
Press Release
Black Sea action to target ‘sea of shame’
The ITF and its affiliated maritime unions in Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine will be exposing substandard working conditions and fighting...
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10 Jul 2014
ITF welcomes Libyan unions
42 years of autocratic rule in Libya decimated its trade union culture. The government outlawed independent unions, and according to the International Trade Unions...
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10 Jul 2014
Union wins more time for Chile cabotage discussion
Access to Valparaiso Port in Chile was virtually closed on 4 April when maritime and seafarers’ union members and supporters marched to oppose government...
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17 Jul 2014
Young Ukrainian union members party
A Ukrainian union chose to get its younger members in party mood to kick off its ‘year of youth’ and to boost their understanding of trade unionism at home and...
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17 Jul 2014
Greece urged to halt attempts to break seafarers’ strike
The ITF has written to the Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, and the Minister of Shipping and Aegean, Kostas Mousouroulis, urging the government to withdraw...
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17 Jul 2014
Press Release
Invitation to A Hijacking
The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme and the ITF Seafarers’ Trust is inviting journalists reporting on piracy to a preview screening of what the...