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ITF warns about tug workers safety

Container News Team - March 30, 2022 0

Last year, two tug workers, Troy Pearson and Charley Cragg, died while they were pressured to tow a barge for Rio Tinto despite the...

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Transport unions call for immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian military from Ukraine

Container News Team - February 25, 2022 0

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) call for an immediate ceasefire in hostilities, for the conflict to...

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Maersk-owned Svitzer’s application to terminate collective agreement with Australian workforce provokes ITF and maritime unions reactions

Antonis Karamalegkos - February 1, 2022 0

Svitzer, Australia’s largest tug operator, has lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission to terminate its enterprise agreement with the Maritime Union of...

Industry Opinions

ITF: Transport workers not to blame for supply chain congestion, holiday shipping delays

Container News Team - December 9, 2021 0

Dockers, seafarers, and road transport workers are challenging the narrative from capital that they are the cause of supply chain disruption and potential delays...

Decarbonisation Campaign

Seafarers call on shipping industry to set ambitious climate targets

Container News Team - October 31, 2021 0

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) sustainable shipping position paper cautions that the shipping industry needs to set decisive targets to help prevent global...

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ITF warns off escalating piracy attacks in northern Mozambique – Crew changes in danger

Container News Team - June 29, 2021 0

Ship owners should stop attempting to perform crew changes in northern Mozambique while seafarers are at risk of attack or kidnapping by violent terrorist...

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Fears grow that stranded crew numbers will return to 2020 levels

n.savvides - May 6, 2021 0

Eleven industry figures shared their concerns that Covid-19 variants could see crew numbers trapped on board ships beyond the end of their contracts soar...

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Unions “outraged” at Ottawa’s attack on Montreal docker’s human rights

n.savvides - April 30, 2021 0

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), a federation of transport unions across the world, have launched an attack on Canada’s Liberal Government after the...

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Maersk urges action to protect seafarers

n.savvides - July 10, 2020 0

The world’s largest container ship operator, Maersk Line has added its voice to the call for more action from the authorities following the high-level...

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Crisis for trapped crew, as IMO and ITF call for governments to act now

n.savvides - June 16, 2020 0

International Maritime Organization (IMO) secretary general Kitack Lim has called on governments to take action to help seafarers trapped at sea thereby avoiding a...

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