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02 Nov 2021
Maritime must be safe for women: ITF calls for industry to work with seafarers as assault case reverberates
A brave female cadet recently published the horrific experiences of sexual assault she endured on board a vessel while attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy....
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31 Oct 2021
Israel’s designation of Palestinian human rights groups as terrorists is outrageous
The ITUC and Global Union Federations condemn the designation by Israel of six Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations. Palestinian, Israeli and...
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29 Oct 2021
Press Release
Seafarers call for shipping to set ambitious climate targets now if its future is to be sustainable
The shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) cautions in...
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28 Oct 2021
Somalia: Mogadishu port authority must act to save the lives of abandoned crew
Eleven seafarers trapped aboard the Haj Abdulla (IMO 7702114) are at extreme risk, with the ship taking on water off Mogadishu, Somalia. The International...
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21 Oct 2021
Press Release
Red listing Philippines-based manning agent ‘Able Maritime’ first step to stopping seafarer exploitation
The Inspectorate of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has red listed Able Maritime Seafarers Inc after the crewing agent failed to respond to...
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18 Oct 2021
ITF condemns assault on inspector, calls for zero-tolerance towards violence in maritime
An ITF inspector was physically assaulted by a ship’s Master in an unprecedented attack which the Federation says must be condemned. The assault happened onboard...
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15 Oct 2021
Press Release
Filipino seafarers exploited by Fiji’s Goundar finally make it home
Two Filipino seafarers exploited by one of Fiji’s main ferry operators have made it home thanks to the unstinting efforts of the ITF’s inspectors and...
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14 Oct 2021
Press Release
UK, Germany, Switzerland, and EU prolonging supply chain misery by opposing vaccine waiver, global transport unions tell governments
Over 375 trade unions, representing over 12 million transport workers from 118 countries around the world submit letter to heads of governments Letter submitted...