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SG-STAR Fund Taskforce Develops CrewSafe Audit Programme and Attracts more Global Partners
Joint release from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), International Maritime Employers' Council (IMEC), International Chamber of Shipping...
Unbreakable solidarity with HIV-positive transport workers on World AIDS Day 2020
STATEMENT FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY, STEPHEN COTTON | HIV/AIDS / CREW CHANGE CRISIS The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and our global union...
Fisheries death, attempted cover up, sparks Uruguayan union fury
The tragic death of a Peruvian fisher off the coast of Uruguay has angered the country’s Transport Workers' Union, who say the international industry’s...
ITF welcomes return to international rules for seafarers
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) welcomes the announcement this week by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) that it will be ending...
Canada continues its maritime leadership with new Seafarers’ Welfare Board - ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation commends the Federal Government and maritime industry of Canada for continuing their cooperative leadership to...
Governments must resolve Jag Anand, Anastasia stalemate and get seafarers home
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is urging the governments of China, India and Australia to collaborate and urgently end the stalemate around...
Historic Biden-Harris victory is a testament to the power of workers: ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is hailing the historic election victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the 46th President-elect and...
200,000 striking Bangladeshi maritime workers win decade-long battle for rights
Late last month, over 200,000 ‘naujan’, or river navigation workers, under the banner of the ITF-affiliated Bangladesh Noujan Shramik Federation (BNSF) won...