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Government initiative spearheaded by the Maritime Union of Australia will help rebuild Australian-flagged and crewed merchant fleet. A pilot program that will rebuild national merchant shipping in Australia is underway, marking a significant victory for the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), the

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) was the voice of Air Traffic Management (ATM) workers at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Fourteenth Air Navigation Conference. As the only international organisation representing the interests of all ATM workers, the ITF

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the release from prison of Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeidi, from the ITF-affiliated Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company ( Sherkat-e Vahed ) , otherwise known as the Vahed union. Shahabi and Saeidi were released from the

While shipping companies profit from the Red Sea crisis, seafarers are paying the price. When the Houthis of Yemen announced that they would target Israeli-linked international shipping in the Red Sea in November last year, few would have believed that the turmoil of their attacks would be

In-depth investigation and ITF cases reveal that the MSC fails to ensure safe working conditions for fishers on certified vessels – despite claims of being free from forced labour. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) label is failing to ensure fair and safe working conditions for fishers on

Four seafarers abandoned in Washington State after vessel quits US flag to evade regulations. Four seafarers from Colombia, Panama, and Peru have been abandoned without pay on a 60-year-old tugboat in an alarming case of maritime exploitation in the USA. The vessel, Wycliffe, recently changed its

Major strike called off after last minute pay offer – which should have come nearly three years ago. Dockers working across India’s 12 major state-run ports have called off an indefinite strike scheduled to start today – Wednesday – after accepting an 8.5% pay rise, improved conditions and pensions