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Policy Report: Robbed at Sea
A policy report on endemic wage theft from seafarers in Australian waters.
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Policy Report: Robbed at Sea
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Make Safe Rates laws permanent unions and academics tell South Korean lawmakers
There is overwhelming evidence for the link between road safety and driver pay, international experts and global union leaders told South Korean lawmakers this week. A discussion forum on the ‘Global Trends towards Safe Rates and Implications for Legislative Improvements’ was held in the South
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Maritime Workers' Survey
An opportunity to have your say on the big issues facing our maritime industries.
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ITF-enquête voor werknemers in de scheepvaart
Uw kans om uw mening te geven over de belangrijke kwesties die spelen in de scheepvaartsector.
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The ITF Congress held in Singapore in October 2018 agreed a plan to build transport workers’ power, across all our sections, regions and departments.
On automation and technological change inside and outside the workplace, Congress recognised that there will be different solutions for different
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Working conditions worsening for 90% of aviation workers globally, new data shows
Survey of over 3,700 aviation workers saw 9 in 10 say the quality of jobs is declining in their industry. - World’s aviation unions announce findings ahead of the International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly in Montreal. - International Transport Workers’ Federation formally submits extensive
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‘Robbed at Sea’ report reveals massive, systematic theft of seafarers’ wages throughout Australian supply chain
Maritime unions have described the shocking, systematic theft of seafarers’ wages aboard international cargo ships plying trade in Australian waters as a national disgrace. The revelations are contained in a report by The Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work, Robbed at Sea, which examines
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Migrant fisher in limbo after horror trawler accident
Egyptian-born Adel obtained work last year on an Irish-flagged fishing vessel. That's when his troubles began, reports the Irish Independent's Anne-Marie Walsh. Despite a legal route being available to hire Adel, the vessel owner chose to employ him undocumented, as did a second owner who took him
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C190 Grassroots Campaign - UDTS, Senegal
Union démocratique des travailleurs du Sénégal (UDTS) is leading the C190 ratification lobbying in Senegal. The union along with other transport unions in Senegal is also using the tool of convention to organise workers and bring both men and women together on the issue of violence and harassment
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