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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...