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07 Apr 2020
Message to G20 leaders and ministers on facilitating essential movement of seafarers and marine personnel
Joint statement from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) About 90 per cent of global trade is...
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07 Apr 2020
Press Release
ICS and ITF call on G20 to support the “unsung heroes of global trade”
Covid-19 restrictions are storing up trouble for seafarers and global supply chains LONDON - 7 APRIL 2020: The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the...
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07 Apr 2020
Covid-19 map launched to support global seafarers
The ITF has launched a map showing the effect of Covid-19 restrictions on countries and ports around the globe. Based on data from the ITF’s...
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03 Apr 2020
Press Release
Australian Prime Minister urged to do the “right thing” for thousands of stranded seafarers
On March 29, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that that it was, “important that Australia does the right thing about those who have fallen into our care to...
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30 Mar 2020
Key workers can only protect us if we protect them
As the coronavirus pandemic has deepened, we have seen images on news reports across the globe of empty shelves in supermarkets as ‘panic buying’ has sparked...
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29 Mar 2020
US maritime unions playing essential role in the Covid-19 fight
Last week, the government activated its two military hospital ships, the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort, which will be docked in Los Angeles and New York...
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24 Mar 2020
Imagine a world if you can
The life of a seafarer: the “invisible” workforce that keeps world trade moving. Ninety per cent of the world’s goods are transported by sea. On any given...
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23 Mar 2020
Press Release
ITF calls on Maersk to protect their workers during the Covid-19 crisis
On the day of the AP Moller Maersk annual general meeting, the ITF has made a statement to the company AGM following up its calls for action in the wider transport...