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Seafarers from India, Bangladesh and Ukraine trapped aboard oil tanker in Persian Gulf holding fake agreements and no insurance. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling on maritime authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to act now to save 19 seafarers abandoned in the

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the recent Advisory Opinions from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), which reaffirm States’ binding legal obligations to tackle the climate crisis and protect human rights. The

Maritime teachers from across Philippines join new training programme agreed in February 2025 Mental health and wellbeing training for seafarers and cadets will be rolled out across the Philippines after a first cohort of maritime faculty members attended ‘training of the trainer’ sessions in Manila

With the world’s biggest sporting event set to arrive next summer, the Government of Mexico City and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have signed a landmark cooperation agenda to protect and promote the rights of transport workers throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), global logistics company Logística Sesé México, and Mexican union Sindicato Vicente Lombardo Toledano (VLT), have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing to the implementation of the ITF’s new 8 Principles for Decent Work

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the Australian Federal Court’s decision today to award Qantas a AUD 90 million penalty for illegally sacking and outsourcing over 1800 workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. This ruling marks the end of a five-year battle for justice for

The ITF welcomes the news that Captain Bekavac has been able to return home to Croatia and reunite with his family after a long period of detention. At the same time, we are extremely concerned for Chief Mate Ali Albokhari, who remains in detention and separated from his loved ones as he awaits

As digital technology reshapes the world of work, young transport workers are feeling the deepest impacts – and leading the fight for justice. From AI-powered surveillance to algorithmic management that tracks, ranks and assigns work without human oversight, the technologies driving today's

The Independent Federation of Myanmar Seafarers (IFOMS) is celebrating the opening of its new headquarters in Thailand. IFOMS, an affiliate of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), was established in June 2014 as a democratic, transparent trade union to represent the interests of