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04 Oct 2014
Coalition demonstrates against Canada-EU trade agreement
The demonstration was organised by the Seafarers’ International Union (SIU) of Canada and the newly-formed Canadian Maritime & Supply Chain Coalition to...
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04 Oct 2014
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ITF president slams Australian royal commission
ITF affiliate the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) appeared yesterday at the Conservative government’s royal commission into trade union governance and...
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10 Oct 2014
Press Release
KPI to enter into regional federation
Indonesia’s Seafarer Union, Kesatuan Pelaut Indonesia (KPI) has agreed to enter into a federation with transport unions from Papua New Guinea, Australia and New...
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15 Oct 2014
Press Release
ITF and FNV call for dialogue on Rotterdam’s future
The two organisations spoke out following a two day meeting that brought together the ITF dockers’ section secretary and FNV Bondgenoten dockers’ section...
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23 Oct 2014
Press Release
Kimberly Karlshoej is new head of ITF Seafarers’ Trust
Kimberly Karlshoej is well known as a founder and, until recently, director and programme officer of The TK Foundation, the trust named after her father, J Torben...
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23 Oct 2014
Press Release
Solidarity from ITF to transport unions impacted by Ebola outbreak
ITF leadership, global section chairs and regional vice-presidents are meeting in London this week and have heard a report from African regional staff detailing the...
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30 Oct 2014
Affiliate film shows dark side of Black Sea
The film, which is available in English, Turkish and Russian, highlights the experiences of seafarers in the region. A 2012 report uncovered poor standards of...
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07 Nov 2014
ITF helps secure international container safety code
The endorsement by the ILO governing body of the code of practice on the safe packing of cargo transport units on 4 November means it has the approval of all three...