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17 May 2018
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UAE Commits to Protecting Seafarers in Signing of Historic Memorandum with the ITF
On signing the memorandum at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London, ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton said: “We at the ITF are committed to...
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15 May 2018
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ITF response to statement by the Panama Canal Authority
The ACP has claimed that information provided to us, and subsequently circulated, was misleading and twists reality. This allegation is offensive, not only to our...
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06 May 2018
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Disturbing new footage of Australia live sheep trade shows both workers and animals endure a living hell
Trade unions and animal activists have reacted with horror as the footage shows sheep carcasses disintegrating in the hands of crew, who are working in gumboots...
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03 May 2018
Press Release
The ITF facilitates the repatriation of seafarers abandoned for almost a year
ITF Inspector and ITF Arab World Network Coordinator Mohamed Arrachedi assisted them continuously until they finally left with their wages. 8 other seafarers (7...
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01 May 2018
ITF President, Paddy Crumlin’s message to all workers on International Workers’ Day 2018
A message on May Day 2018
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30 Apr 2018
Press Release
MLC enters ‘new chapter’ for seafarers' rights
The STC has agreed on a new amendment to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 and will now be submitted to the next session of the International Labour...
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27 Apr 2018
Working towards the Fair Treatment of Seafarers - An outcome of the IMO Legal Committee meeting
A governmental delegation from the Philippines expressed their pleasure towards hosting this workshop. Thereafter, Panamanian delegation conveyed their willingness...
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27 Apr 2018
Ground-breaking discourse with the IMO on Abandonment of Seafarers
The presentation was entitled as “the Human Cost of Abandonment.” A vast number of national, and international, seafarers are known to be abandonment victims....