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06 Oct 2016
Press Release
Positive reaction to IFOMS/ITF MLC seminar in Yangon
Some 40 participants gathered at the Park Royal hotel, Yangon from 3 to 6 October for a seminar on the MLC, which Myanmar ratified on 26 May. The seminar was...
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06 Oct 2016
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Update: Malaviya Seven, Aberdeen
The detention, which was put in place on Wednesday afternoon, is over wages owed to the replacement crew of the vessel. It comes despite warnings from the ITF that...
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29 Sep 2016
Petrobras victory gives seafarers collective agreement
Seafarers’ unions affiliated to the confederation CONTTMAF (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Transportes Aquaviários e Aéreos, na Pesca e nos...
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28 Sep 2016
Press Release
ITF: refusal of shore leave to Hanjin crews 'a denial of human rights'
The issue was revealed when a visit to the chartered vessel Hanjin Marine by ITF inspector Jeff Engels to check on the crew’s welfare on Monday (after they had...
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23 Sep 2016
Activists ‘on a mission’ following ITF Maritime Roundtable
That’s from Rosalind Muir from the Rail and Maritime Union of New Zealand (RMTU) at the closing of the Maritime Roundtable, an ITF activist event that’s been...
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20 Sep 2016
Press Release
TiSA endangers coasts and foresees “lawless” seas and skies, say ITF and Greenpeace Netherlands
TiSA could open the transport of what has been classed as national cargo by all parties – potentially including ships owned by parties flying the flag of a third...
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19 Sep 2016
Press Release
The future of maritime activism - unionists gather in Montreal
It’s the second ever ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) Maritime Roundtable (MRT), bringing together activists from affiliated unions in all...
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19 Sep 2016
Press Release
ITF: guarded welcome for Cambodia FOC promises
ITF maritime coordinator Jacqueline Smith stated: “In May the government said it was abolishing the register entirely. Since then they have suggested they will...