MTWTU hold union awareness-raising seminar for Ukrainian seafarers
The ITF-supported event, Union Week - New Generation, is the fourth awareness-raising seminar hosted by MTWTU in four years in Odessa, Ukraine, which attracted...
International trade unions bring spotlight to Port of Auckland automation plans
PICTURED ABOVE: Craig Harrison (MUNZ, then-President of Local 13; now National Secretary); Bob Dhaliwal (ILWU Canada Secretary-Treasurer, ITF Dockers’ Section...
#LashingIsDockersWork: ITF Dockers’ Clause comes into force
The ITF “Dockers’ Clause” comes into force in Canada and Europe today. A lot has been said about what is commonly called the Dockers Clause, but it’s worth...
ITF speaks for global maritime professionals at International Association of Maritime Universities
The ITF has represented the views of global maritime professionals at the 20th general assembly of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) in...
Dockers’ Clause: A deal is a deal – and we are defending it!
Dockers unions, shop stewards and legal advisors from ten countries gathered in Rotterdam yesterday and pledged to take action to ensure that the new “Dockers’...
ITF rescues Kenyan seafarers from Mozambique
The ITF has come to the rescue of 10 Kenyan seafarers who had travelled to Pemba, Mozambique through Tanzania in August 2019, to work on an EU-bound vessel, MV...
Seafarer unpaid for seven years while Tanzanian Flag ducks its obligations
The Tanzanian flag has ducked its responsibilities to this seafarer and has replied only once with a holding response to the International Transport Workers’...
ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton at Davos 2020
Stephen Cotton, general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will also be available for interview at Davos 2020 - the World Economic...