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.
Maritime trade union members have been among the 19 recipients of the UK’s prestigious Merchant Navy Medal.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organised a recent meeting in Manila to discuss piracy and maritime crime in the Sulu and Celebes Sea.
Somalia is set to become a part of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) community.
Six Tunisian fishers have been put on trial in Italy after their trawler helped to bring 14 migrants travelling in a small vessel into Italian waters.
The ITF has come to the aid of a seafarer’s bereaved family at a time when they needed maximum support.
Once again this shows the ACP’s attempt to contort the facts and spread misinformation aimed at deflecting from the real issue: safe operations in the canal.
ITF seafarers’ section chair and joint chair of the ITF fair practices committee, Dave Heindel, said: “We wholeheartedly welcome this action by the AMSA.
Katie has had a longstanding role as projects and campaigns leader in the ITF maritime section, giving her unrivalled knowledge of the industry and the challenges faced by seafarers.
The ITF is also concerned about the possible future implications for merchant ships that have met their UNCLOS and SOLAS obligations and rescue persons in distress at sea.
The seafarers on board these v
The ACP has informed the UCOC that from 1 July 2018 there will be further reductions to the crew with the removal of the additional captain.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Nautilus International, the maritime professionals trade union, are set to tell the International Labour Organisation (ILO) that the time h
