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ITF Denmark wins DKK2.5m back pay for crew
The ITF has won DKK2.6 million (USD324,370) in back pay owed to 19 Russian and Ukrainian seafarers stranded off Skagen for eight months in Denmark. It is the...
ITF Canada supports unpaid and stranded crew
The ITF in Canada has been supporting the crew of a Turkish-flagged vessel who have been left without pay and refused repatriation. Inspections of the Duzgit...
Survey of cabotage around the world
Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has published a new independent report, commissioned by the ITF, into laws around the world on cabotage, which restrict...
More migrants drown as rescue ships curbed
Although fewer migrants are attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Europe than in 2017, there has been an increase in the proportion of those who...
ITF to sign ground-breaking agreement at 44th Congress on the future of work and training for workers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will sign an important agreement at its 44th Congress in Singapore to research the future of work in every...
Amazon’s wage rise shows pressure for change from workers
However, while this move is welcome it has only been made after widespread criticism of Amazon’s employment model, and serious problems remain across the...
ITF to sign ground-breaking agreement at 44th Congress on the future of work and training for workers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will sign an important agreement at its 44th Congress in Singapore to research the future of work in every...
Historic 44th ITF Congress, the first in Southeast Asia
The ITF Congress will include participants from around 140 countries, representing over 600 transport unions with more than 19 million members. It is set to be the...