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22 Feb 2017
Awareness week prompts 125 Myanmar seafarers to join union
More than 400 seafarers and 100 cadets from the Myanmar Maritime University – most of them not union members – participated in the first of what will become an...
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23 Feb 2017
Press Release
Victory and tickets home for Malaviya crew
The Malaviya 20 is one of two Indian-owned and -flagged vessels that were effectively abandoned by their owners after they were detained in Aberdeen and Great...
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28 Feb 2017
Press Release
Global protests target Madagascan Government in campaign to reinstate sacked dock workers
“These workers were sacked for fighting for better wages and against dangerous conditions. After joining their union, they faced intimidation and retaliation from...
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02 Mar 2017
First wellbeing seminar for Myanmar maritime students
The seminar was part of the ITF’s global initiative to introduce modules on HIV/AIDS and wellbeing issues for maritime students. This was the first such seminar...
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08 Mar 2017
Press Release
ITF comment: International Women's Day
She continued: “Today also provides the opportunity to carry forward and report on two ITF initiatives: the launch of our Equality Testing in Transport Research,...
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10 Mar 2017
ITF urges unions to step up fight for ILO convention on workplace violence
Unions are being asked to participate in the ITF’s equality testing in transport research, and to help fight for the proposed International Labour Organization...
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10 Mar 2017
Press Release
Justice at last for crew abandoned in Algeria
The last group of five Indian seafarers left the ship last week en route to Mumbai. Another eight seafarers were paid and repatriated on 26 February, following the...
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17 Mar 2017
Press Release
ITF welcomes historic Spanish dockers’ win
ITF president & chair of the dockers’ section Paddy Crumlin said: “This just shows the power of the dockers in Spain and I congratulate them for making the...