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Coalition demonstrates against Canada-EU trade agreement
The demonstration was organised by the Seafarers’ International Union (SIU) of Canada and the newly-formed Canadian Maritime & Supply Chain Coalition to...
ITF president slams Australian royal commission
ITF affiliate the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) appeared yesterday at the Conservative government’s royal commission into trade union governance and...
KPI to enter into regional federation
Indonesia’s Seafarer Union, Kesatuan Pelaut Indonesia (KPI) has agreed to enter into a federation with transport unions from Papua New Guinea, Australia and New...
ITF and FNV call for dialogue on Rotterdam’s future
The two organisations spoke out following a two day meeting that brought together the ITF dockers’ section secretary and FNV Bondgenoten dockers’ section...
Kimberly Karlshoej is new head of ITF Seafarers’ Trust
Kimberly Karlshoej is well known as a founder and, until recently, director and programme officer of The TK Foundation, the trust named after her father, J Torben...
Solidarity from ITF to transport unions impacted by Ebola outbreak
ITF leadership, global section chairs and regional vice-presidents are meeting in London this week and have heard a report from African regional staff detailing the...
Affiliate film shows dark side of Black Sea
The film, which is available in English, Turkish and Russian, highlights the experiences of seafarers in the region. A 2012 report uncovered poor standards of...
ITF helps secure international container safety code
The endorsement by the ILO governing body of the code of practice on the safe packing of cargo transport units on 4 November means it has the approval of all three...