All content tagged with: "crew change crisis"
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09 Sep 2021
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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...
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02 Sep 2021
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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22 Jul 2021
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Maritime courts must put crew welfare first in abandonment cases
Seafarers trapped on the MV Angelic Power (IMO 9250189) since July last year have now been repatriated, following a lengthy battle in the Chinese courts. ITF...
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07 Jul 2021
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Seafarers’ unions welcome Ever Given release
Seafarers’ unions today welcomed the release of the MV Ever Given (IMO: 9811000) from detention in the Suez Canal by Egyptian authorities, but warned that more...
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16 Jun 2021
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ITF wins freedom for hunger-striking seafarers after two years trapped on the ULA
Nineteen seafarers from India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Azerbaijan will be able to see their families again this week after the ITF’s advocacy brought their...
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24 May 2021
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Oxygen concentrators sent to India to save seafarers’ lives
Hundreds of lives will be saved thanks to two new emergency projects being funded by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust and delivered through two Indian-based seafarers’...
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06 May 2021
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No more excuses for global brands as new tool launched in fight to resolve crew change crisis
The world’s seafarers’ unions say the world’s biggest brands have no excuse not to audit their supply chains and issue directives to suppliers on crew change,...
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24 Mar 2021
Shipping industry launches vaccine guide for seafarers
The ITF has worked with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) to produce a simple, easy-to-understand guide for seafarers on Covid-19 vaccinations. The...
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19 Mar 2021
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Concerns of rise in number of seafarers impacted by crew change due to new COVID-variants
Shipping is concerned that the numbers of seafarers being impacted by the crew change crisis are on the rise due to travel restrictions imposed by governments in...
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18 Feb 2021
FEATURE: Abandoned Palmali crew are caught in an inhumane trap - Turkey can free them
The humanitarian effort to feed, repatriate and fight for the seafarers’ outstanding wages has been spearheaded by the International Transport Workers’...