'Med stort overskud følger stort ansvar': Internationale fagforeninger griller Mærsk i kølvandet på dødsfald og krænkelser af rettigheder
28. marts 2023, København Fagforeninger, der repræsenterer ansatte i Mærsk, verdens største børsnoterede rederi, er i København i dag for at bringe klare...
Hobbs and Whistles owner first to commit to human rights due diligence across transport supply chain
TFG Brands London signs landmark agreement with the International Transport Workers’ Federation. TFG, owner of brands including Hobbs and Whistles, is the first...
Seafarers, fishers to benefit from new medical guide onboard thanks to shipowners and unions
“Crew are often hundreds of miles from shore when illness, accident or injury takes place onboard – leaving them without internet and dangerously far from the...
Unions welcome 50,000 Filipino jobs saved as EU makes right call on seafarer training certificates
Unions are welcoming a decision from the EU maritime watchdog which avoids up to 50,000 Philippines-certified crew being barred from working aboard European-owned...
ITF secures freedom for 13 abandoned Filipino seafarers stuck in Singapore for 5 months; $1m in backpay won for crews
Thirteen Filipino seafarers have made it home after more than five months aboard an abandoned livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Harmony, thanks to the...
Bangladesh: global solidarity shines spotlight on 200,000 striking waterway workers
Over 200,000 river boat workers, the beating heart of Bangladesh’s critical inland waterways, have vowed to continue their campaign of industrial action until all...
Organising for safer workplaces this International Workers’ Memorial Day
Unions remember workers lost to negligent employers and safety standards Today, the 28th of April, marks International Workers’ Memorial Day, when trade unions...
African leaders urged to harness seafarer green skills momentum
To take advantage of the social and economic benefits of shipping’s green transition, African maritime leaders are being encouraged to implement infrastructure to...