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Thomson Majesty lifeboat accident, ITF comment
Commenting on the loss of five lives during a lifeboat practice launch on the Thomson Majesty, Bjorn-Erik Kristoffersen, the ITF's representative on the lifeboat...
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Bob Carnegie update
Reacting to news that Abigroup/Lend Lease dropped several charges against Bob Carnegie, MUA national secretary and ITF president Paddy Crumlin said, while the news...
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Bangladesh ferry sinking, ITF comment
Commenting on Friday’s Bangladesh ferry sinking, Nick Bramley, chair of the ITF inland navigation section and Nautilus International senior national secretary in...
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Cockroft hands over ITF reins
On David Cockroft’s final day as ITF general secretary, 31 May, he sent a personal message to the organisation’s affiliates in which he formally handed over the...
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Bob Carnegie case: ITF statement
ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) president Paddy Crumlin today spoke out in defence of trade unionist Bob Carnegie and in strong condemnation of...
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ETF congress discusses work priorities
Affiliates at the ETF 2013 congress on 29-31 May in Berlin, Germany assessed ETF activities over the past four years and set the organisation’s work priorities...
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ITF supports empowering maritime women conference
An international conference on empowering women maritime workers brought together over 100 academics, union representatives, merchant navy and naval officers and...
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Terror threat makes seafarer crew change impossible in northern Mozambique
Ship owners should stop attempting to perform crew changes in northern Mozambique while seafarers are at risk of attack or kidnapping by violent terrorist groups...