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News | 16 Sep 2015 Press Release

Report sets out women seafarers' health and wellbeing concerns

Tomorrow’s (Thursday 17 September) briefing for maritime welfare practitioners is also open to press. It will be held from 16:00 to 19:00 at ITF House, 49-60...

News | 14 Sep 2015 Press Release

ITF commissions Panama Canal safety study

In a deal signed in Limassol, Cyprus on Friday the Federation is to employ the Brazil-based Fundação Homem de Mar (FHM) to construct a mathematical model to...

News | 11 Sep 2015 Press Release

Third East Asia action week begins Monday

In Japan a rally will also be held at the Kotoku Kaiun company, over its refusal to engage in dialogue with union representatives. ENDS For more details please...

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...