All content tagged with: "health and safety"
Covid corner-cutting will lead to deaths, ‘environmental catastrophe’ – new shipping report
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has issued a stark warning that if temporary short cuts adopted in the industry during the Covid-19 pandemic...
Canadian dockers honour lost second officer of Maersk Patras
This week marks a year since Ravindu Telge, 2nd Officer of the Maersk Patras, fell overboard while lashing underway along the Saint Lawrence Seaway, in Quebec,...
ITF expresses sadness at the death of two more cruise ship workers as seafarers continue to remain stranded abroad
Whilst we await the outcome of the investigation it appears that the young Ukrainian seafarer took her own life in the Port of Rotterdam whilst awaiting...
Seafarers' access to long-term medications
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the global seafaring community to numerous challenges. Maritime employers and seafarers' unions, along with many other international...
Keep public transport workers safe from Covid-19 -infographic
Public transport workers must be adequately protected to carry out their critical work.
Respect seafarers' right to emergency medical treatment ashore
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) is clear – a seafarer, while working on board, has the right to adequate health...
Women transport workers and Covid-19
During the current COVID-19 crisis, violence in the world of work and the gender-segregated nature of the transport industry will continue to have a...
Covid-19 and access to sanitation facilities for transport workers
Safe access to decent sanitation facilities at work, and most importantly being able to use them when needed during the working day, is truly a global issue that is...
Covid-19 and access to sanitation facilities for transport workers
Guidance for trade union negotiators Safe access to decent sanitation facilities at work, and most importantly being able to use them when needed during the...
Seafarers' cries for help over dangers of lashing at sea attracts media spotlight
The feature 'ITF claims shipping lines are ignoring lashing rules' graphically highlights the danger of seafarers forced to lash mountains of containers on ships...