seafarers

Thanks to the coordinated efforts of Unión de Trabajadores del Transporte (UTT) ITF affiliate in Uruguay, ITF Inspector in Chile Juan Villalon Jones, and the ITF Latin America Regional Office

Recommended Framework of Protocols for ensuring safe ship Crew Changes and travel during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic

Without a rudder, food, water, electricity, lights, wi-fi, refrigeration, GPS, security or safety lights, 15 seafarers sit at anchor in Manila Bay, Philippines. Abandoned on board the Spanish-flagged

In the midst of a crewing crisis in the shipping industry, the ITF today expressed its profound regret at the reported suicide of a young female seafarer on board Regal Princess and the death of a young Chinese man on board the Mariner of the Seas.

Message from ITF Seafarers' Section chair David Heindel.

The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the global seafaring community to numerous challenges. Maritime employers and seafarers' unions, along with many other international organisations, are working

Comprehensive ‘roadmap’ developed by a supply chain coalition led by industry and unions in cooperation with UN agencies 12-step plan issued by International Maritime Organization provides a route

At a time when seafarers are keeping the world moving, Covid-19 cannot be used as an excuse to lower the wage and working conditions of seafarers.

Joint statement from the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)

The International Chamber of Shipping and its global network of national member associations and the International Transport Workers’ Federation and its 215 seafarers’ unions are calling on seafarers