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13 May 2020
Ship without a rudder: 15 crew abandoned on tanker in Manila Bay
Without a rudder, food, water, electricity, lights, wi-fi, refrigeration, GPS, security or safety lights, 15 seafarers sit at anchor in Manila Bay, Philippines....
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14 May 2020
Crew change: ITF and JNG Joint Statement
The Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) representing employers and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) representing seafarers unions and their members...
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15 May 2020
Covid-19: ITF and UTT commemorate the disembarking of at-risk crew
Thanks to the coordinated efforts of Unión de Trabajadores del Transporte (UTT) ITF affiliate in Uruguay, ITF Inspector in Chile Juan Villalon Jones, and the ITF...
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24 Nov 2021
Press Release
Domestic violence is a workplace issue and a men’s issue, unions tell employers
A new report calls on transport employers to do more to tackle domestic violence amongst its predominantly male staff with key recommendations for how to do...
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20 May 2020
TUI cruises begin repatriation of seafarers aided by unions and German Government
After passengers disembarked the cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 on March 23, the company transferred seafarers from several of their other ships onto the Mein Schiff 3...
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20 May 2020
Women transport workers’ rights and COVID-19
Transport workers together for a gender equal new normal The transport industry is highly gendered, and whilst all transport workers are being severely impacted by...
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22 May 2020
Press Release
UN must persuade governments to adopt crew change protocols or risk ‘humanitarian disaster’
In a joint letter to António Guterres, the leaders of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and International...
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21 May 2020
Canadian dockers honour lost second officer of Maersk Patras
This week marks a year since Ravindu Telge, 2nd Officer of the Maersk Patras, fell overboard while lashing underway along the Saint Lawrence Seaway, in Quebec,...