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.
The world’s global union federations have come together to unequivocally condemn new laws in Brunei that punish homosexual sex with death by stoning.
ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton spoke to thousands of transport workers rallying in Brussels to demand #FairTransport for Europe.
The complaints from on board the Flag of Convenience (FoC) vessel berthed at the Port Kembla Coal Terminal were received by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) on Monday 25 March
On land, at sea and in the air, more than 10 million Europeans work in transport. They provide vital services that we all depend on. But sadly, they are under attack.
Young ITF activists have come together in the Philippines, as part of a workshop to develop tactics and skills to increase the role of young workers in their unions.
In the latest attack on shipping off West Africa, reported by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) worldwide 24-hour Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC), pirates kidnapped five crew members from an of
The United Kingdom authorities detained nine foreign-flagged vessels during January for breaches of safety and other deficiencies. Four of the vessels were new detentions.
President Given’s visit comes on the heels of Canadian seafarers demonstrating solidarity with their Australian brothers and sisters.
The Panama Canal has the unenviable history of being the world’s deadliest construction project.
The master of a Russian oil tanker has paid a fine of GBP25,762 for breaches of safety regulations in the UK, to avoid seizure of the vessel.
All sides of the shipping industry came together at a conference in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss the promotion of seafaring jobs to women and young people.
