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Training firsts for Myanmar seafarers
More than 160 members of the ITF-affiliated Independent Federation of Myanmar Seafarers (IFOMS) attended ITF workshops to increase their awareness of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) and understand how to enforce the rights contained in the convention.
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ITF HIV training spreads to all major Philippines maritime academies
The ITF’s HIV module for seafarers is to be extended to all the major maritime academies in the Philippines, following a successful pilot with the Maritime Academy of Asia Pacific (MAAP) in March.
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ITF HIV/AIDS workshops yield real results for workers
“We’re making progress on HIV but the knowledge and need for action doesn't stop.”
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ITF HIV survey shows need to address seafarers' health
A new and comprehensive survey by the ITF has shown the need for continuing work to address HIV/AIDS and wellbeing among seafarers.
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Sri Lanka union pioneers HIV non-discrimination deal
The National Union of Seafarers Sri Lanka (NUSS) has brokered a pioneering HIV non-discrimination deal in an agreement signed with Mercantile Marine Management Ltd.
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Asia Pacific maritime cadets receive HIV/AIDS prevention training
An ITF module on the prevention of HIV/AIDS has been included for the first time in maritime cadet training in the Asia Pacific region, as part of the federation’s global drive to build knowledge in all the major seafarer supply countries.
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Cruise ship workers take voluntary HIV tests
Just over half the participants in an annual seminar for cruise ship workers run by ITF affiliates and the federation chose to take HIV tests to raise awareness of the importance of seafarers knowing their status.
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‘Hands off our right to strike’ demand unions in global campaign
Global union federations and their affiliated unions around the world today mounted an intensive campaign to defend the unalienable right to strike, which is under attack from employer groups at the ILO (International Labour Organization).
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Employer groups around the world try to undermine the right to strike. Join the global action on February 18 to stop them.
While inequality is rising, employers’ groups around the world are trying to undermine the right to strike at national and international level.
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Unions spread the word about HIV/AIDS and stigma
HIV positive workers and other ITF trade union members were out in force on World AIDS Day (1 December) to challenge HIV/AIDS and the stigma that surrounds it at work and in the community.
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Workers speak out on World AIDS Day
HIV positive workers from ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) trade unions are among those speaking out on World AIDS Day on Monday 1 December. All are involved in ITF programmes to challenge HIV/AIDS – and the stigma that surrounds it – in the workplace and the home.
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Third ITF humanitarian shipment reaches Gaza
Two hundred wheelchairs, 200 adult and paediatric walkers and 3,000 school bags with student kits were included in the delivery to Gaza on 29 September of the third ITF shipment of humanitarian aid.
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