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ITF expresses sadness at the death of two more cruise ship workers as seafarers continue to remain stranded abroad
Whilst we await the outcome of the investigation it appears that the young Ukrainian seafarer took her own life in the Port of Rotterdam whilst awaiting...
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ITF message to seafarers
This is a message for every ITF seafarers affiliate and every one of their members – the seafarers who have professionally and diligently fulfilled their jobs...
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Seafarers' access to long-term medications
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the global seafaring community to numerous challenges. Maritime employers and seafarers' unions, along with many other international...
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Covid-19: Your questions, our answers
The global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is creating unprecedented and unexpected circumstances, it is a dire test not only for the global economy, but also...
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Industry and unions set out a 12-step solution for governments to free seafarers from COVID-19 lockdown
Comprehensive ‘roadmap’ developed by a supply chain coalition led by industry and unions in cooperation with UN agencies 12-step plan issued by International...
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#MayDay2020: The system is broken, together we will build a new normal
International Workers’ Day message from ITF president Paddy Crumlin and ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton This year for the first time, we can’t march on...
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Covid-19 cannot be used to lower wages and standards for ferry workers
Seafarers are vital employees because they keep the global supply chains moving. Seafarers, including those on ferries, transport around 90 percent of the world’s...
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#IWMD20: ITF demands urgent protections for transport workers
ITF Management Committee statement on protecting workers during and after the Covid-19 pandemic The battle against Covid-19 will not be won without transport...