Hutchison’s atrocious safety record worsens as another worker is killed in Jakarta
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) President Paddy Crumlin said: “This will be a heart-wrenching time for this man’s family, friends and...
ITF: Trump Jerusalem Announcement Undermines The Process Of Negotiation
“The ITF and our affiliates have a long and proud history of supporting transport workers and trade unionism in the Middle East. And over the years we’ve backed...
Transport workers shut down airport in Israel’s general strike
Large numbers of public and private sector employees - including port and airport workers - supported the four-hour strike; Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport was shut...
CSL Australia found to be exploiting crew
Under coastal trading rules introduced in 2012, foreign crew must be paid award rates as the vessel is working more than two domestic voyages in Australian waters,...
A new year message from the ITF general secretary
2017 brought us challenges, but I am in no doubt that we are stronger now than we were a year ago. While globally we continue to be faced with economic and...
ITF statement on UAE's new protection for seafarers
David Heindel, chair of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), seafarers' section, said: “We are strongly behind the mandate issued by the Federal...
Union wins groundbreaking HIV/AIDS module in Europe maritime academy
Since 1 January 2018, students undertaking the Kherson State Maritime Academy (KSMA) bachelor of science degree in navigation and ship power engineering have been...
Seafarers finally return home after 17 months in Ajman, UAE
ITF inspector, Mohamed Arrachedi, has been helping the crew since they were abandoned in June 2016: "This has been a difficult case, and in the end we were helped...