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.
Nautilus International and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today raised serious concerns over the seizure of British oil tanker Stena Impero
“For over three years, Gennadiy Gavrylov has been stranded in Sri Lanka desperate to go home, while Sri Lankan authorities refuse to grant him permission to leave the country,” said ITF general sec
The ITF has continued its cooperation with the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a high-level meeting in Dubai.
Seafarers in many parts of the world continue to face the hazards of boardings by intruders and criminals, often carrying weapons.
Civilian workers for the British Royal Navy are taking industrial action over their pay.
The second Europe-Asia Maritime Summit met in Odessa, Ukraine in early June.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has launched a video to promote the maritime industry as a career for women.
A court in Sicily has freed the German captain of a rescue boat who was arrested after she landed migrants and refugees rescued from the Mediterranean in the Italian island of Lampedusa.
As has been widely reported, Captain Rackete was taken into custody after carrying 40 migrants and refugees that she had rescued off Libya into the Italian Port of Lampedusa, despite attempts by th
A Portuguese shipping management company has pleaded guilty in Charleston, South Carolina to a pollution cover-up and has agreed to pay a fine of USD1.5 million.
Eight migrants drown off Turkey
There were events to celebrate the International Day of the Seafarer, 25 June, throughout the world.
