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ITF welcomes the Manila statement about the fair treatment of seafarers
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) general secretary Stephen Cotton, and a delegation of ITF unions, is at a regional meeting in Manila, the Philippines, of Asia’s leading seafaring nations that has agreed the first ‘Manila statement on the fair treatment of seafarers’.
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ITF Congress: Paddy Crumlin and Stephen Cotton re-elected
Stephen Cotton and Paddy Crumlin have been re-elected to lead the ITF for another five years.
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Historic 44th ITF Congress, the first in Southeast Asia
The 44th Congress of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will be held in Singapore, 14-20 October 2018. This is the first time the ITF congress will be held in Southeast Asia in its 122-year history.
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Historic 44th ITF Congress, the first in Southeast Asia
The 44th Congress of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will be held in Singapore, 14-20 October 2018. This is the first time the ITF congress will be held in Southeast Asia in its 122-year history.
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ITF to sign ground-breaking agreement at 44th Congress on the future of work and training for workers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will sign an important agreement at its 44th Congress in Singapore to research the future of work in every transport sector, and suggest interventions to help workers improve their skills to compete for high-value jobs.
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Amazon’s wage rise shows pressure for change from workers
The announcement that Amazon will raise wages in the USA and UK shows that the company’s workers are starting to win the argument for fair treatment.
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ITF to sign ground-breaking agreement at 44th Congress on the future of work and training for workers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will sign an important agreement at its 44th Congress in Singapore to research the future of work in every transport sector, and suggest interventions to help workers improve their skills to compete for high-value jobs.
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New report a circuit breaker providing policymakers a fact-based analysis of global cabotage laws
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the release of the new Seafarers’ Rights International report – Cabotage Laws of the World – a ground-breaking analysis of maritime cabotage laws around the world.
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ITF: Panama Canal Authority is ‘deflecting from the real issue’
It is with surprise and disappointment that the ITF has learned through the media of the Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP) negative reaction to the media conference that was held by the ITF, the Unión de Capitanes y Oficiales de Cubierta (UCOC) and other ITF maritime affiliates in Panama last week.
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ITF: Australian ban ‘the kind of enforcement seafarers deserve’
ITF statement on the decision by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to ban the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier MV Shandong Hai Wang for one year from Australian waters.
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New head of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust
The ITF is delighted to announce that Katie Higginbottom is the new head of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust.
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Aquarius ship: ITF and ETF condemn actions of Italy and Malta
The ITF and ETF are deeply concerned by the refusal of Italy and Malta to meet their legal obligations of allowing the landing of the migrants who had been rescued by the Gibraltar flagged rescue ship, Aquarius.
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