Seafarers
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The ITF has been helping seafarers since 1896 and today represents the interests of seafarers worldwide, of whom over 600,000 are members of ITF affiliated unions. The ITF is working to improve conditions for seafarers of all nationalities and to ensure adequate regulation of the shipping industry to protect the interests and rights of the workers. The ITF helps crews regardless of their nationality or the flag of their ship (See About this Section for more).
 | 09 May 2008
Chinese arms vessel leaves Angola
A shipment of arms bound for Zimbabwe has been reported to have left Angola after unloading a cargo of building materials.
The China-flagged An Yue Jiang was due to dock in South Africa last month but port workers and truckers represented by the... 24 Apr 2008
Arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe 'to return to China'
The ITF has cautiously welcomed indications from the Chinese Foreign Ministry that a shipment of arms intended for Zimbabwe is likely to be returned to China; last Friday dockers in South Africa refused to unload a vessel carrying the cargo.
The...
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| 09 May 2008
Press update: latest on An Yue Jiang
At late morning today the vessel was approximately 120 nautical miles off the coast of Namibia, in international waters, making around 8.5 knots southbound (the slower speed than before is because it is sailing against the Benguela current). The... 06 May 2008
An Yue Jiang news. Ship makes no attempt to offload arms, trade unions report (UPDATED)
Title7 May 2008
An Yue Jiang location update as of 7 May
The ITF understands that the An Yue Jiang left Luanda during the afternoon of the 4th May and headed southbound at around 10 knots. We believe she passed Ponta Da Marca (Angola) earlier...
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