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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) calls on Yemen’s Houthis to halt attacks all on commercial ships in the Red Sea, to de-escalate threats to shipping and release seafarers who continue to be held hostage. 

While shipping companies profit from the Red Sea crisis, seafarers are paying the price.

Incidents in the Red Sea illustrate the dangers of allowing ‘flags of convenience’ to proliferate.

The International Bargaining Forum’s (IBF) Warlike Operations Area Committee (WOAC) has unanimously agreed to designate the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ‘Warlike’ to emphasise the seriousness of the situation.

7 March 2024, London