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On 3 December 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) convened the 100th session of Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) – first held in 1948.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is astonished and disappointed to read in the media of the Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP) aggressive and negative reaction to the launch of the independent study commissioned by the ITF that assessed the serious health and safety risks related to the fatigue of tugboat captains in the new Neopanamax locks.

The Seafarers’ Union of Kenya (SUK) and the ITF have helped recruit new seafarers in line with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the government of Kenya and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

Today the ITF Dockers’ Section Occupational Safety and Health Working Group agreed to launch an aggressive action plan to improve the safety and health of the world’s port workers.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has been voted the world’s worst boss at the Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

At the 7th annual UN forum for business and human rights in Geneva, Switzerland, 26–28 November, the ITF has demanded good practice from businesses to respect the labour rights of all their employees, including workers throughout their supply chains and others affected by their business relationships.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has warned that a major accident on the Panama Canal could be imminent, as the results of an independent report released today into work practices highlights serious health and safety concerns related to the fatigue of tugboat captains.

Young transport workers from ITF unions in Latin America and the Caribbean have come together at a regional workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 27 to 29 November.