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14 Oct 2019
ITF joins unions demanding that search continue for Bourbon Rhode crew
The Luxembourg-flagged Bourbon Rhode – crewed by 14 Ukrainian, Russian, South African, Filipino and Croatian seafarers – sank on September 28 after it was hit...
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08 Oct 2019
Unions sign major agreement to improve terms and conditions
Around 8,000 maritime workers in Nigeria will benefit from a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) signed by two unions. The Nigerian Merchant Officers and...
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07 Oct 2019
ITF Delhi: 25 years of building workers’ power
The ITF has marked 25 years of its presence in Delhi, India. During this time the office achieved significant milestones, including: the first ever ITF Congress...
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02 Oct 2019
ITF launches global news app
The ITF has a launched a new app to deliver the latest news from the ITF directly to smartphones. The app includes: news alerts from the ITF personalised...
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01 Oct 2019
Women to the fore on World Maritime Day
Organised annually by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the worldwide event focused on gender equality, one of the 17 goals that underpin the United...
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23 Sep 2019
Press Release
Trade union leaders resolved to support growth of the Sri Lankan maritime industry
“We made a conscious decision to hold these two major ITF maritime conferences in Colombo, to show our commitment to activating growth and awareness of the Sri...
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17 Sep 2019
Press Release
New OECD-ITF report: Subsidies in European shipping industry are failing European taxpayers and workers
A new study released by the OECD and the International Transport Forum (ITF) on the current effect of direct and indirect maritime subsidies on the European...
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16 Sep 2019
ITF represents transport workers worldwide at ILWU Canada youth conference
The ITF was represented by Dorotea Zec, Croatian seafarer and co-chair of the ITF youth committee, Viri Gómez, Canadian docker and youth representative on the...