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ITF recovers almost US$120 million in unpaid wages for seafarers over last three years
Inspectors from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) recovered USD $118,529,663 in wages owed to seafarers between 2020 and 2022, figures...

Orsted day of action: unions protest around the world
Hundreds of trade unions from across the world joined together on 20 September in protest against union-busting measures taken by renewable energy company...

IBF deal done: 250,000 seafarers pay boosted by 6%
Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers have signed a four-year agreement that will see significant wage increases and dozens of workplace protections and...

Trade unions globally protest union-busting ‘green’ company Ørsted
London, Copenhagen, New York – Hundreds of trade unions from across the world will join together in protest against union-busting measures taken by renewable...

US West-Coast dockers vote in favour of six-year contract after long-running negotiations
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) – 22,000 longshore workers from 29 ports along the US West Coast – have voted to ratify a...

Acclaimed health and safety app expands to Latin American and Caribbean ports
Joint Press Release: ITF and ITF Seafarers'...

Canada: ITF Dockers delegation delivers solidarity message
The ITF Dockers’ Section are in Vancouver, Canada showing solidarity to the sisters and brothers of ILWU Canada. The delegation is visiting workers at picket...

All eyes on Canada as international unions pledge support for ILWU longshore strikers
7,400 dock workers, members of the ITF-affiliated International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada), have launched Canada’s first indefinite port...