ITF Condemns the Panama Canal Authority issuing sanctions against Tugboat Captains
The Tugboat Captains are refusing to perform operations in the Canal because they have serious concerns regarding health and safety after the ACP’s unilateral...
The Panama Canal “adrift” due to safety concerns
The NeoPanama locks in the Panama Canal have been surrounded by safety concerns since before the opening. A study commissioned by the ITF in 2016 provided an early...
Ground-breaking discourse with the IMO on Abandonment of Seafarers
The presentation was entitled as “the Human Cost of Abandonment.” A vast number of national, and international, seafarers are known to be abandonment victims....
Working towards the Fair Treatment of Seafarers - An outcome of the IMO Legal Committee meeting
A governmental delegation from the Philippines expressed their pleasure towards hosting this workshop. Thereafter, Panamanian delegation conveyed their willingness...
MLC enters ‘new chapter’ for seafarers' rights
The STC has agreed on a new amendment to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 and will now be submitted to the next session of the International Labour...
ITF President, Paddy Crumlin’s message to all workers on International Workers’ Day 2018
A message on May Day 2018
The ITF facilitates the repatriation of seafarers abandoned for almost a year
ITF Inspector and ITF Arab World Network Coordinator Mohamed Arrachedi assisted them continuously until they finally left with their wages. 8 other seafarers (7...
Disturbing new footage of Australia live sheep trade shows both workers and animals endure a living hell
Trade unions and animal activists have reacted with horror as the footage shows sheep carcasses disintegrating in the hands of crew, who are working in gumboots...