Updates from around the globe on the ITF’s work to build a fairer, safer and more just world for seafarers. Our news section covers issues affecting all seafarers, wherever they may be, and what we’re doing to improve seafarers’ lives and jobs, now and in the future.
Global and European maritime unions have expressed anger and condemnation at breaking news that ferry operator P&O Ferries will move to sack its UK based sea
15 March 2022, Copenhagen
On International Women’s Day 2022, we are excited to announce the launch of our Sanitation Rights Toolkit
A seafarer was trapped alone on his ship without food or electricity for months, and no-one would help unti
The Dubai police have still not allowed the captain of MV Ocean Trader
Twelve seafarers who have not been paid for more than nine months have been given a boost as the UAE
Seafarers’ unions are extremely concerned that four Ukrainian nationals have now been detained without charge by Turkish authorities for
Ten seafarers from Aframax oil tanker Wind (IMO: 9252967) have been freed from slave-like conditions only after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) demanded their release
An application by A.P.
The master of a ship on which a container exploded into flames in July 2021 has still not been allowed to go home more than six mon
We are delighted to announce today the launch of the ITF’s first-ever Photography Prize.
Angelica Remegio is desperate. She is alone with her two young children while her partner is at sea on a Chinese fishing vessel. He's been away for four months.
