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Global fisheries conference marks progress for workers as battle shifts to retailers and consumers
Unions representing more than 129,000 fishers are gathering in Amsterdam over the next two days to set their agenda for advancing fishers’ rights, safety and...
Dockers’ union leader wins prestigious Admiral of the Ocean Sea award
International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) President Harold J Daggett, one of the largest ITF Dockers’ affiliates, has been presented with the Admiral of...
Irish rights inaction leaves migrant fisher in limbo after horror trawler accident
Egyptian-born Adel obtained work last year on an Irish-flagged fishing vessel. That's when his troubles began, reports the Irish Independent's Anne-Marie...
International solidarity for Liverpool’s striking dockers
Global transport unions will be joining 560 Liverpool striking dockers on the picket line at the Port of Liverpool, as port operator Mersey Docks and Harbour...
Global union federation, leading labour-based human rights organisation join forces to end exploitation in UK fishing industry
JOINT PRESS RELEASE A ground-breaking collaboration between unions and a labour-based human rights group has today announced plans to build and launch a pilot...
Pre-election national fleet tantrum shows it’s time for industry to abandon Shipping Australia Limited
Shipping experts have welcomed a ‘unity ticket’ on Australian jobs and fuel security ahead of the country’s election Saturday. But the ITF and its affiliates...
Loopholes in UK law are allowing vessel owners to violate migrant fishers’ human rights
Migrant fishers are being subjected to systematic labour exploitation because the UK Government refuses to clarify and close loopholes in its immigration rules, a...
Silent no more: overworked tugboat workers are reaching breaking point
29 March 2022, London / Brussels Last year, Troy Pearson and Charley Cragg died while towing a barge bound for a Rio Tinto power station in rough seas and strong,...