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A new project from the International Seafarers’ Welfare Assistance Network (ISWAN) aims to encourage the formation of port welfare boards around the world to provide a welcome to visiting seafarers. The project, which is sponsored by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust, is being managed by the UK-based Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB), which has launched a website explaining the role of welfare boards – an integral part of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC).

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has welcomed progress made at the ILO (International Labour Organization) last week on the issue of facilitating shore leave and the movement of seafarers joining or leaving vessels.

Members of the ITF’s affiliated air traffic controllers’ union in the Dominican Republic, ADCA, have faced sackings, demotions and harassment including arrests in their quest to make the authorities address safety issues. Sacked workers undertaking peaceful protests have been arrested on four

Over 290 Kenyan seafarers, including 16 leaders of the Seafarers Union of Kenya (SUK), participated in a five-day seminar to discuss how to strengthen the union to support its newly-formed leadership and defend workers’ rights.

Antonio Fritz, who was arrested this morning in the Dominican Republic during a fact finding mission to investigate air traffic control problems there, has now been released.

The ITF’s (International Transport Workers’ Federation’s) Americas regional secretary, Antonio Fritz, has been arrested while on a fact-finding mission to the Dominican Republic.

Global union federation the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today warned that air traffic control in the Dominican Republic is approaching crisis point.

ITF unions around the world are showing their support for the campaign to unionise 21,000 flight attendants at US airline Delta.

The ITF has applauded Barcelona football club for considering dropping its lucrative sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways over what club president Josep Maria Bartomeu described as “social issues”.