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.
Fishers on a 50-year-old trawler should not be made to go back to sea, even to sail to a repair yard, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is demanding of a vessel which has been s
The government of the United Kingdom has failed to prepare adequately for its own changes to visa rules, and now underpaid migrant fisher
Manila, Philippines (16 May 2023): The steady progress by key seafarer home nations in Asia, such as the Philippines and Indonesia, to equip their maritime workers with the skill s
To take advantage of the social and economic benefits of shipping’s green transition, African maritime leaders are being encouraged to implement
Unions remember workers lost to negligent employers and safety standards
Thirteen Filipino seafarers have made it home after more than five months aboard an abandoned livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Harmony, thanks to the intervention of the International T
Thirteen Filipino seafarers have made it home after more than five months aboard an abandoned livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Harmony, thanks to the intervention of the International T
Unions are welcoming a decision from the EU maritime watchdog which avoids up to 50,000 Philippines-certified crew being barred fro
“Crew are often hundreds of miles from shore when illness, accident or injury takes place onboard – leaving them without internet and dan
28. marts 2023, København
28 March 2023, Copenhagen
