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News | 29 Nov 2024 Press Release

ITF joins affiliate unions in Geneva to demand fair treatment of seafarers

Trade unions from around the world join ILO and IMO meeting to advance measures to combat seafarer criminalisation and unfair treatment. Seafarers must be...

News | 15 Nov 2024

New Zealand: “Our Ferries, Our Future!”

The ITF joins affiliates at Wellington rally demanding new, publicly-owned ‘Interislander’ ferries.The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and...

News | 14 Nov 2024

ITF expands seafarer wellbeing training to Black Sea countries

ITF runs ‘training of trainers’ in Romania for ten maritime universities from seven countries.  Trainers from across seven countries located on or...

News | 17 Oct 2024

A true ‘just transition’ offers hope of change for seafarers

Whether they’re facing unjust criminalisation, bad working and living conditions, or poor gender equality, the global economy’s keyworkers deserve much...

News | 20 Sep 2024 Press Release

ITF slams “outrageous” 30-year prison sentences for seafarers

Captain and chief mate sentenced without evidence to connect them to drugs found on vessel, after spending year in prison with crew awaiting trial. The...

News | 11 Sep 2024

Ground-breaking ITF partnership with Indonesian government protects seafarers’ wellbeing

Seafarers’ mental health education now mandatory in all maritime academies after ITF ‘trains the trainers’.Indonesia’s future seafarers’ will be better...

News | 10 Sep 2024

Landmark victory as Australian Strategic Fleet pilot sets sail with tender for new ships

Government initiative spearheaded by the Maritime Union of Australia will help rebuild Australian-flagged and crewed merchant fleet.A pilot program that will...

News | 04 Sep 2024

Rage in the Red Sea

While shipping companies profit from the Red Sea crisis, seafarers are paying the price.When the Houthis of Yemen announced that they would target Israeli-linked...

News | 02 Sep 2024 Press Release

Seafarers Abandoned in the USA: Crew Left Without Pay After Tugboat Re-flags

Four seafarers abandoned in Washington State after vessel quits US flag to evade regulations.Four seafarers from Colombia, Panama, and Peru have been abandoned...

News | 24 Jul 2024 Press Release

ITF seeks urgent repatriation of seafarers abandoned in Hodeidah - as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen city

Sixteen seafarers abandoned in Hodeidah Port, with eight trapped on board the Captain Tarek. Sixteen seafarers from Syria and India are stranded in the city of...