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News | 11 Sep 2015

Where’s your pension money going? Workers’ capital explained

So why is this committee and its work relevant to you? In many countries around the world, in addition to state provision workers participate in occupational...

News | 11 Sep 2015 Press Release

Reminder: special briefing meeting on the health and wellbeing of women seafarers

The survey – a joint initiative by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF),...

News | 09 Sep 2015 Press Release

ITF reveals MLC experiences to International Shipping Conference

Speaking at the event Smith will say: “The MLC embodies the hopes and aspirations of everyone in this room and beyond who is involved in shipping. It is the best...

News | 08 Sep 2015 Press Release

Global conference puts workers’ capital in spotlight

Pressing Forward: Putting the Workers Capital Agenda to Action, running from 7-8 September, has been organised by the Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital...

News | 03 Sep 2015

Cotton urges Ukraine to ratify seafarer rights conventions

Addressing the MTWTU plenary in Odessa, Cotton commended the union’s “outstanding work” to promote the MLC and its efforts to represent seafarers and dockers...

News | 27 Aug 2015 Press Release

Special briefing meeting on the health and wellbeing of women seafarers 

A joint initiative by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the...

News | 25 Aug 2015

ITF coordinator swims Channel

The money generated by the 13 hour and 19 minute swim across the world’s busiest shipping lanes goes to not-for-profit Hunterlink Recovery Services, which offers...

News | 06 Aug 2015

Training firsts for Myanmar seafarers

The one-day workshops in Yangon from 27-29 July revolved around sessions on the basic rights contained in the MLC and how to enforce them, and the role of the ITF's...