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02 Aug 2022
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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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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
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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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01 Jul 2022
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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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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...
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23 Jun 2022
Share your #SeafarerJourney and help us celebrate Day of the Seafarer 2022
Saturday 25 June is Day of the Seafarer. The official IMO theme for Day of the Seafarer in 2022 is: year 'Your voyage: Then and Now'. We want you...
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23 Jun 2022
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Hope Hicks case not an isolated incident, shows need for practical change in shipping
Responding to news that Hope Hicks has taken a case against shipping giant Maersk, seafarers’ unions are calling for employers to ensure their safe workplace...
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20 Jun 2022
Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran
An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective...