All content tagged with: "seafarers"
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20 Jan 2025
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ITF calls on Houthis to halt all attacks in Red Sea, release kidnapped seafarers, warns shipping industry against risking lives
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...
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09 Jan 2025
India and ITF join forces to protect seafarers’ mental health
Stress management to be added to India’s maritime curriculum under new agreement with ITF. Indian seafarers will now benefit from mental health training...
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29 Nov 2024
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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20 Sep 2024
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...