MUA and ITF condemn the brutal treatment of more than 15,000 international crew from more than 50 nationalities engaged in the cruise ship industry in Australian waters.
ITF Seafarers
Bullying And Harassment At Sea: Clear And Present Threat To Seafarers
Human Rights at Sea publishes a redacted example of testimony and background facts from a recent case highlighted to the charity and other welfare entities concerning bullying and harassment towards an experienced Indian Chief Engineer by a Turkish Master on the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel.
ITF And ETF Call Upon Ship Operators To Return Lashing To Shore-Based Dock Workers
The ITF and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) today call upon ship operators to return lashing to shore-based dock workers.
ITF: International Trade Unions Bring Spotlight To Port Of Auckland Automation Plans
An ITF delegation has met with New Zealand’s ministers of transport and labour, as well as the Auckland’s Mayor and city council, to voice first-hand the impact that automation poses to livelihoods of workers, their communities and the national and local economies.
ITF Joins Unions Demanding That Search Continue For Bourbon Rhode Crew
The Luxembourg-flagged Bourbon Rhode – crewed by 14 Ukrainian, Russian, South African, Filipino and Croatian seafarers – sank on September 28 after it was hit by the category 4 hurricane “Lorenzo”.
ITF Opposes Loss Of Australian-Crewed Shipping Service
The ITF has condemned the decision by the BHP company to cut the Australian crew from two iron ore shipping vessels and replace them with foreign crew on flag of convenience (FoC) vessels.
ITF Opposes BHP’s Decision To End 100 Years Of Australian Shipping
ITF expressed opposition to the decision of BHP to dump Australian crew from two vessels that carried iron ore from Port Hedland in Western Australia to steelworks in Port Kembla and to China.
ITF And WMU Assesses Transport In 2040 With Impact Of Automation Technology
On 15 January the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the World Maritime University (WMU) launched a flagship report entitled: “Transport 2040: Automation Technology Employment – the Future of Work”. The
ITF Calls On Australian Federal Police To Investigate Another “Man Overboard”
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called for an immediate investigation into the disappearance of 45-year-old seafarer, Arnel Gillo who was reported missing on the 13th March 2018 on the Flag of Convenience ship “Galloway Express”, bound for Australia.