Enough is enough: World’s seafarers will now exercise right to leave ships amid Covid-19 failures
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its affiliated seafarers’ unions will now assist hundreds of thousands of seafarers to exercise their right to stop working, leave ships, and return home. The new approach, which could be highly disruptive to global trade, comes after insufficient action by governments to designate seafarers as ‘key workers’, exempt... Devamını Oku
Recommended Framework of Protocols for ensuring safe ship Crew Changes and travel during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic
The Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) representing employers and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) representing seafarers unions and their members welcome the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Circular Letter (No.4204/Add.14) that was issued last week on the 5 May 2020 to all IMO Member States, United Nations and specialised agencies, Inter-governmental and Non-governmental organizations in consultative... Devamını Oku
ICS and ITF call for International Workers’ Day
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 across the world to sound their ships’ horns when in port at 12.00 local time on International Workers’ Day on 1 May 2020. International Workers’ Day –... Devamını Oku
ITF agrees to crew contract extensions
The explosive spread of coronavirus has led to more and more countries introducing and imposing travel restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. Global shipping has been hit hard by the coronavirus with disruption to the industry reverberating through global supply chains and throughout the global economy. “The shipping industry plays a... Devamını Oku
RATIFY C190 FOR A WORLD OF WORK FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT
1. WHAT IS C190? Workers, unions, governments and employers made history by adopting new ILO Convention 190 on violence and harassment in June 2019. C190 is the first ever international labour standard that sets a clear framework to end violence and harassment at work. The right to dignity and respect, and the right to work... Devamını Oku
COVID-19 advice to ships
New guidelines to avoid or manage an outbreak of coronavirus on board ships are now available. They include pre-boarding screenings, isolation cabins, outbreak management plans, contact tracing, quarantine, daily cleaning and disinfection. The World Health Organization (WHO) Operational considerations for managing COVID-19 cases/outbreak on board ships released on 24 February, is recommended for use in... Devamını Oku
Coronavirus update and advice
The ITF is closely following all advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding the current outbreak which originated in Wuhan city, a major domestic and international transport hub. We call on all governments and transport companies to implement all measures available to them to limit the risk of transmission of the deadly coronavirus to transport workers... Devamını Oku
ITF Contacts Network expands into Asia Pacific
The ITF has established its latest Contacts Network, covering Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Thailand. In recent years, the ITF has seen a significant increase in seafarers requesting assistance from countries without an inspector or contact. Attempting to resolve these requests is often challenging due to several... Devamını Oku
ITF comment on Panama Papers revelations
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is welcoming revelations of tax avoidance and related activities in the leaked Panama Papers this week in the hope that the exposure will lead to a change in the current climate of tacit approval for this kind of socially damaging behaviour. General secretary Stephen Cotton said: “Money laundering, terrorist... Devamını Oku
Volgo Balt Sinks
The Volgo Balt 199, which was sailing under the flag of St Kitts and Nevis, sank off Turkey coast in Black Sea on 4 December 2012. The vessel was transporting coal from Russia to the Turkish port of Antalya. There were 12 crewmembers onboard, one of them Russian and remain Ukrainian. There was a heavy... Devamını Oku
