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Global vaccine rollout needed to stop crew crisis third wave
Seafarers’ unions today challenged governments, particularly those with maritime responsibilities, to endorse universal access to Covid-19 vaccines to prevent the...
Victory for dockers in Liberia after titanic struggle for justice
Twenty-four dockworkers are today back at work after a struggle of epic proportions. Members and leaders of ITF affiliate the Dock Workers’ Union of...
ITF Dockers union victory at Liberian APMT
After a long and bitter struggle with APM Terminals Monrovia in Liberia, ITF affiliate the Dock Workers’ Union of Liberia (DOWUL) today won their struggle to...
Update: Amin Shipping trick Onda crew in attempted wage coverup
Since the ITF brought you the story of the crew of the MV Onda, it seems Mohamed Amin has plunged to new depths in his exploitation of the seafarers. The ITF has...
The success of Dakar’s BRT system depends on the inclusion of informal workers
Professor Papa Sakho, Laboratory of Human Geography, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar When Covid-19 restrictions were introduced last year, public transport...
Include informal workers in development of Dakar BRT system or up to 10,000 jobs could be at risk, ITF report urges
Up to 10,000 jobs in Dakar’s informal sector could be at risk unless more is done to include informal workers in the city’s upcoming Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)...
Wage theft, forgery and crew abuse on the MV Onda - Amin Shipping at it again
Luis Alberto Veloso is one of four abandoned seafarers on board the Togo-flagged MV Onda who has gone one year without pay. The ship and its crew are abandoned in...
Seafarer killed in horrific piracy attack: governments urged to act, or risk more deaths
Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea killed a seafarer and took another 15 seafarers hostage in an attack on Saturday. “Governments must take immediate action to...