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25 Apr 2016
Press Release
ITF announces MLC implementation and enforcement study
The ITF was a major mover in the development of the MLC, which sets out comprehensive and enforceable minimum standards for seafarers’ working and living...
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22 Apr 2016
Press Release
Invitation: Panama Canal report press conference next week
The event will be held at 10:00 on 27 April 2016 in the Campo Alegre A suite of The Marriott Hotel, Calle 52 con Ricardo Arias, Panama City...
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22 Apr 2016
Global unions condemn Turkey detention of rights defenders
The move followed the recent dismissals, investigations and prosecutions under the Turkish Penal Code and Anti-Terror Law of 1,128 academics from 89 universities in...
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21 Apr 2016
Press Release
ITF top level board praises Panama papers release and exposure of injustice and wrongdoing
“Since 1948 our organisation has fought against FOCs. Panama was the first of these. It’s now the biggest. The whole FOC system is based on a culture of secrecy...
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19 Apr 2016
Global unions protest Peru’s expulsion of union adviser
The expulsion – on grounds of ‘disturbing public order, tranquillity and social peace’ – resulted from Mr Akman’s participation in a peaceful sit-in with...
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11 Apr 2016
Press Release
Maersk signals way forward on ITF agreements on charters
Maersk will now change their charter party agreements to include a requirement that the charter vessel owners must document that the vessel is covered by an ITF...
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11 Apr 2016
Unions and workers agree XPO Logistics strategy
The ITF brought together nine unions from Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the United States for this first XPO strategy meeting, on 6 April in...
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10 Apr 2016
ITF Maersk network to set out priorities ahead of company AGM
The network is made up of transport unions that represent maritime workers on vessels and in ports owned or operated by a Maersk Group company. The network’s...