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Countries that take the money and run: new FOC countries listed
The ITF has added seven countries to its list of flags of convenience. These are countries which take registration fees but then typically avoid any of the...
Knowledge is power and new ITF web tool aims to give seafarers that power
A new web tool will help seafarers looking for jobs through the maze of slippery manning agents and cunning scammers. ITFShipBeSure.org launches today to give...
Mauritius government must release Wakashio crew held for a year without charge
The ITF is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio (IMO: 9337119) crew who have been held by Mauritian authorities now for over a...
Vaccination of seafarers
The International Maritime Employers Council (IMEC) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Maritime courts must put crew welfare first in abandonment cases
Seafarers trapped on the MV Angelic Power (IMO 9250189) since July last year have now been repatriated, following a lengthy battle in the Chinese courts. ITF...
“Hands off Cuba”: ITF calls for end to blockade after protests
Demonstrations and protests in Cuba have highlighted the human cost of the unjust and punitive trade blockade against the working people of Cuba. The...
A triumph in Argentina for air-traffic workers’ carefully planned action
Victory for the air traffic workers’ union in Argentina was down to carefully planned industrial action and widespread international support. Significant pay...
Irish government must answer lawmakers over ‘catastrophic’ mishandling of migrant fisher case
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is demanding that the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Irish government’s...