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News | 16 Aug 2017

Young union activists celebrate International Youth Day

Here are some of the highlights: • The unveiling of a new bell at the flag of peace monument at the International Children’s Park in Sofia, Bulgaria on 10...

News | 17 Aug 2017

ITF backs Norwegian unions campaigning to keep seafarers’ welfare high on political agenda

The ITF is supporting its Norwegian maritime affiliates that are advocating for cabotage legislation and the regulation of wages and working conditions for all...

News | 29 Aug 2017 Press Release

LISW2017 event: Sustainable Partnerships in Shipping

The event, Sustainable Partnerships in Shipping, will cover the challenges, breakthroughs and lessons learnt by both organisations during 14 years of working...

News | 30 Aug 2017

ITF inspectors help Polar Star crew home

The Russian and Lithuanian seafarers were part of a crew which joined the ship during May and June in Las Palmas. They had been employed by Allan Skovlund,...

News | 04 Sep 2017 Press Release

ITF fact-finding and solidarity mission arrives in Turkey

The five-day mission’s aims are: to visit unjustly imprisoned trade union leaders; meet with and gather information from the ITF’s eight Turkish unions and one...

News | 04 Sep 2017 Press Release

ITF’in inceleme ve dayanışma heyeti Türkiye’de

Beş gün sürecek olan ziyaretin amaçları şunlar: haksız bir biçimde cezaevinde tutulmakta olan sendika yöneticilerini ziyaret etmek; ITF üyesi sekiz...

News | 05 Sep 2017 Press Release

New ITF Singapore office to aid union membership growth in Asia Pacific

The ITF already has nine offices worldwide including three existing in the Asia Pacific region in Delhi, Tokyo and Sydney. ITF president Paddy Crumlin who is based...

News | 05 Sep 2017

ITF opens Singapore office to aid region union membership growth

ITF president Paddy Crumlin, who is based in Sydney, said: “As a trade union organisation we’ve identified Asia Pacific as a major area of growth. We want to...