Today, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has cemented its commitment to be a growing and substantial presence within the civil aviation transport sector.
A majority of non-insider shareholders in Filipino port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) have voted against the re-election of directors Stephen A. Paradies and Jon Aboitiz at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting on the 19 April 2018.
The future of Australia’s live sheep export trade is again under the spotlight with the release today of appalling new footage that highlights the dreadful conditions endured by both animals and the workers on board the Awassi Express, a Panamanian-registered Flag-of-Convenience vessel that operates with little scrutiny on harrowing voyages to the Middle East.
After more than 11 months at anchor in Sfax, Tunisia, the remaining 10 seafarers (6 Egyptian, 2 Indian and 2 Bangladeshi) on board the vessel MV Qaaswa finally departed for home on 30th April 2018, after they had been systematically abandoned by the vessel owner Alco Shipping Services, a company based in the United Arab Emirates.
The ITF has welcomed the positive outcome of the third meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the ILO (International Labour Organization) in Geneva.
The following statement of solidarity was adopted at the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) regional meeting in Tanzania on 25 April 2018 by 11 ITF African affiliates
On 24 April 2018 at 105th session of the IMO Legal Committee, an ITF delegation, including SRI, announced the plan for the upcoming regional workshop on the fair treatment of seafarers, in coordination with the Government of the Philippines in July 2018.