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Queensland: Australian-first COVID vaccinations for international seafarers
Queensland will become the first Australian jurisdiction to administer COVID vaccines to all international seafarers arriving in local ports, with a trial program...
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Right to strike upheld – but needs defending
ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) general secretary Steve Cotton explained: “Unions and employers meeting at the ILO have upheld the general...
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Union action protects right to strike
Union resistance to a plan by employers to remove the right reached a peak during an international action day on Feb 18th. Within a week unions and employers...
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ITF joins US Coast Guard shore leave debate
Submissions have been made from across the industry, including from the AMO, MM&P, MEBA and SIU trade unions, the Chamber of Shipping of America and the...
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ITF calls for dialogue and worker involvement during historic Kenya conference
ITF representatives, government officials, international development partners, industry players, maritime workers’ unions, embassy representatives and members of...
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Could you be a participant in ITF youth summer school?
And now the search is on for attendees for this year’s summer school, being held in July in Washington, which will specifically focus on young workers, those...
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ITF Seafarers’ Trust renews support for a humanitarian response to seafarers subjected to maritime piracy
Trust funding enabled the MPHRP to make a significant contribution to the welfare support of seafarers, and their families caught up in and affected by such...
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The International Bargaining Forum concludes negotiations, recognising seafarers’ Covid sacrifice
The ITF and JNG met from 1-3 September 2021 for important negotiations on wage increase and other cost elements. Due to the pandemic, the social partnership had...