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Dubai ship explosion captain forced to give up home, but wins freedom thanks to ITF
The master of a ship on which a container exploded during loading at the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai in July 2021 has finally been allowed home to India thanks to...
New advisory committee launched to address major maritime issues impacting Filipino seafarers
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Shipping industry leaders form part of newly created advisory board, the ‘International Advisory Committee on Global Maritime Affairs’...
ILO complaint: it’s time to halt South Korea’s authoritarian approach to striking truckers
Global unions have taken legal action against the South Korean government for its extreme response to a truckers’ strike in the country, which ended on 9...
'Abandoned' livestock carrier ship to be auctioned in Victoria but stranded crew yet to receive wages
An international livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Fortune, has been arrested in Portland, Victoria by the Australian Federal Court. In the meantime, the...
‘Diverse in our work, united for change’ - inland navigation unions hold successful conference in Amsterdam
Unions representing more than 180,000 tug, towage, river cruise, other inland waterways and ferry workers globally met in Amsterdam this week for the Inland...
Bangladesh: global solidarity shines spotlight on 200,000 striking waterway workers
Over 200,000 river boat workers, the beating heart of Bangladesh’s critical inland waterways, have vowed to continue their campaign of industrial action until all...
International outrage at South Korea’s illegal, heavy-handed attempts to break strike
The South Korean government is flagrantly denying workers their basic rights by issuing ‘return-to-work’ orders to truck drivers striking over safety laws. The...
UN & ILO must urgently intervene as South Korea weighs forcing striking drivers back to work
On day five of truck drivers’ strike in Korea, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) asks the ILO and UN for urgent intervention to halt...