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The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) has demanded the issuing of Indian seafarers’ documents (CDCs) and is urging the Indian government to issue CDCs for all Indian seafarers working on cruise or merchant foreign flag ships. The majority of Indian seafarers work on foreign flag ships so

The ITF today launched the new congress 2014 website, the latest in a series of ground-breaking websites designed to put affiliates at the heart of the ITF by making it easier to have a direct say in the work-planning process. The new congress website follows hot on the heels of the women’s

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has described as outrageous the decision to close the Grangemouth petrochemical facility with the probable loss of over 700 jobs. The ITF stands ready to offer all lawful support to ensure Unite achieves an acceptable negotiated settlement for

European and Latin American fisheries union leaders gathered in Argentina after the ITF fisheries section committee (FSC) for the first bilateral meeting since forming the joint ITF/IUF Cooperation. In addition, the inaugural meeting of the ITF Fisheries Task Force took place. The task force will

On 27 November ETF president Lars Lindgren led an international delegation to express support to the workers at Risavika terminal in Norway. A boycott of the terminal has been ongoing since 1 November, due to the refusal of management to sign up to the national collective agreement, and to their

The ITF has expressed its deepest sympathy to all those affected by last night’s train derailment in Santiago de Compostela. ITF acting general secretary Steve Cotton said: “This horrific accident is a human tragedy. We send our condolences to all those involved: passengers, staff, emergency and

Preparations are underway for the first ITF conference focusing exclusively on automation in the port industry. Dockers’ union representatives from around the world are set to attend the event in Sydney at the end of April, which will aim to address what ITF president Paddy Crumlin has called the

The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Kouyou was detained yesterday in the port of Quebec, Canada, after maritime labour officials determined that crew were owed more than USD51,000 in backpay. It is the third detention in Canada of a vessel under the new international Maritime Labour Convention (MLC

The ITF is reacting with cautious optimism to news that a tentative six-year labour agreement has been reached for workers at the Port of New York. ITF-affiliated union the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA), which represents dock workers in New York and New Jersey, has been in

The ITF Seafarers’ Trust has announced that it is awarding its hundredth scholarship to study at the World Maritime University (WMU) to Rani Unnab Aziz Khan, an education officer at the Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA). The Seafarers’ Trust is the charity arm of the ITF (International Transport Workers