ITF: Dockers Solidarity Helps Beirut Rebuild
In the four months since the blast, dockworkers through their unions have been extending their solidarity to the people of Beirut as they rebuild their lives and communities.
ICS And ITF Call On Ships To Support “Unsung Heroes Of Global Trade” For International Workers’ Day
ICS and its global network of national member associations and ITF and its 215 seafarers’ unions are calling on seafarers across the world to sound their ships’ horns when in port at 12.00 local time on International Workers’ Day on 1 May 2020.
Fatigue Of Panama Canal Tugboat Captains A Disaster Waiting To Happen – ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has warned that a major accident on the Panama Canal could be imminent, as the results of an independent report released today into work practices highlight serious health and safety concerns related to the fatigue of tugboat captains.
ITF: ‘New Era For Fishers Begins’
The ITF has described the coming – ILO188 – on 16 November as having the potential to open up a new era for millions of fishers worldwide.
Tragedy Strikes As Port Worker Killed At ICTSI Terminal In Jakarta
The international dockworkers’ community is in mourning following the death of an Indonesian worker who was killed on the job at ICTSI facility in Jakarta overnight.
ITF: Stranded Crew Case ‘A Human Disgrace’
An ITF inspector has issued a last ditch call to a ship owner and its flag state to act to stop the suffering of a 17-strong crew abandoned in Algeria.
ITF: Guarded Welcome For Cambodia FOC Promises
The ITF is giving a guarded welcome to the Cambodian government’s promise to turn its maritime flag into a genuine national ship register.
Report Sets Out Women Seafarers’ Health And Wellbeing Concerns
A new report designed to identify key areas of concern for women seafarers will be the centrepiece of a meeting on the health and wellbeing of women working at sea, to be held in London tomorrow.