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18 March 2010
Best practice guidance on successful seafarers’ centres launched
A new publication designed to provide an insight into ways of running successful seafarers’ centres was launched earlier this month. more >>

18 March 2010
ITF defends dockers’ right to strike in Kuwait
The ITF has issued a letter of protest to the Kuwaiti government following reports from a dockers’ union that its labour rights are being violated; the government has sought to prevent it from taking strike action. more >>

18 March 2010
Global solidarity with cabin crew at UK airline
Aviation unions around the world have responded positively to a recent call for solidarity with UK cabin crew workers, who announced seven days of strike action last week. more >>

17 March 2010
ITF workshop in Guatemala puts the focus on workplace HIV policies
The ITF held its first HIV workshop in Central America at the end of last month, prompting the mainly women participants to focus on ways of putting HIV and AIDS on the workplace agenda. more >>

15 March 2010
German union wins majority on UPS works council
Union representatives and their allies in Germany won a majority on a UPS central European hub works council recently. more >>

12 March 2010
UK union announces strike dates at British airline
Cabin crew workers in the UK today announced that they would be taking seven days of strike action at the end of the month. more >>

11 March 2010
Maersk urged to intervene to settle Indian port drivers’ agreement
Multinational shipping giant, Maersk, is being urged to step in to ensure that a satisfactory outcome is reached in collective bargaining negotiations between Indian port drivers and a contractor. more >>

11 March 2010
Rate of ratification of maritime labour conventions gains pace
The welcome acceleration in the ratification of International Labour Organisation (ILO) maritime conventions since the start of the year should encourage maritime unions around the world to push their own countries to ratify the three recent conventions. They are ILO convention 185 on seafarers’ identity documents, the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) and ILO convention 188 on work in fishing. Only ILO convention 185 is currently in force. more >>

5 March 2010
UK concession set to free migrant fishers from exploitation
A new concession introduced in the UK will help end the exploitation of migrant workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who are employed on fishing vessels in UK waters. more >>

4 March 2010
Unionists reach out to women workers on 8 March
Transport trade unionists will put the spotlight on organising women workers and raising awareness of gender issues as part of international women’s day on 8 March. more >>