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02 Sep 2022
Press Release
Bright future for cadets from Kherson State Maritime Academy
MTWTU AND ITF SEAFARERS’ TRUST JOINT PRESS RELEASE • REPUBLISHED IN FULL WITH PERMISSION Thanks to a joint project of the ITF Seafarers’...
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19 Aug 2022
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ITF inspectors recover USD$37.6m in unpaid wages for seafarers, despite Covid restrictions
Last year, union ship inspectors recovered more than USD $37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has...
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12 Aug 2022
Press Release
Seafarers ‘sitting ducks’ as Port of Dakar leaves them without warning lights
The Port of Dakar in Senegal has said it is too busy to rescue a cargo ship at its anchorage which has been without electricity and sidelights for months, putting...
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02 Aug 2022
Press Release
Filipino authorities suspend recruitment agency after ITF red list warning over illegal fees
A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its licence suspended after the International Transport Workers’...
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08 Jul 2022
Press Release
Victory for seafarers’ safety as Dutch court sides with unions on container lashing
Unions have secured an important victory in the campaign for seafarers’ safety this week as a Dutch court has ruled that ship managers, ship owners and charterers...
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03 Jul 2022
Press Release
German dock workers gain international backing over inflation protection strikes
Maritime unions are mobilising support for German ITF affiliate ver.di as the union battles port companies for an inflation-proof pay deal covering 12,000 dock...
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01 Jul 2022
Press Release
ITF rallies behind Aqaba families, strikers after chlorine horror kills 13, injures 250
The ITF Seafarers’ Trust has made a USD $55,000 emergency grant to enable local unions to help the families of those who have died or are in a serious condition,...
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25 Jun 2022
Seafarers' unions celebrate #DayoftheSeafarer 2022
Saturday 25 June is the official IMO Day of the Seafarer and today, the ITF global family of seafarers' unions celebrated online and all across the...