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PALEA secures reinstatement agreement
The ITF today applauded the determination of a Philippines union – and the international solidarity which helped sustain it – that has led to the re-employment...
International Day of the Seafarer 2013
The ITF and its affiliates are celebrating the International Day of the Seafarer today, Tuesday 25 June. Called by the International Maritime Organization, the day...
ITF statement on Philippines disaster: Union relief efforts forge ahead
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and its affiliated unions are taking action to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Despite the...
ITF calls on affiliates for Tunisia protest
In solidarity with ITF-affiliate the Syndicat General de la Marine Marchande et des Ports, the ITF has today urged its affiliates to send letters of protest to...
Concern about failure to report casualties
Some flag states are failing to submit the required reports on maritime casualties, said shipowners and maritime unions in a joint submission to the International...
Pollution warning on unclean ship in Melbourne
ITF Australia coordinator Dean Summers has warned of potential environmental damage in Melbourne, Australia due to an unsafe vessel inspected in the port. The...
Trade unions gear up for Workers’ Memorial Day
Trade unions in some 100 countries are planning rallies, protests, educational activities and other events to commemorate Workers’ Memorial Day on 28...
ITF urges support for Day of the Seafarer
The ITF and its maritime affiliates will be supporting this year's ‘Day of the Seafarer' on 25 June. Under the theme of ‘Faces of the Sea’, the International...