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ITF seeks urgent repatriation of seafarers abandoned in Hodeidah - as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen city

24. July 2024

ITF seeks urgent repatriation of seafarers abandoned in Hodeidah - as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen city Sixteen seafarers abandoned in Hodeidah Port, with eight trapped on board the Captain Tarek Sixteen seafarers from Syria and India are stranded in the city of Hodeidah, Yemen...

Terry Snee

23. July 2024

Terry Snee The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is sad to announce the passing of Terry Snee, former Federal President of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE). Terry was AIMPE President for 25 years, from 1993 to 2018. He lost his batt...

Pavel Krenk

23. July 2024

Pavel Krenk It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Pavel Krenk, a revered leader in the global trade union community and long-serving chairman of the Czech Trade Union of Seafarers, who left us on 24 June 2024 at the age of 64. His untimely departure followed a brief but ...

Vessel detained in Haifa after 18 rule breaches uncovered by ITF Inspector

22. July 2024

Vessel detained in Haifa after 18 rule breaches uncovered by ITF Inspector The Palau-flagged Serafina is the worst seen by ITF Inspector Assaf Hadar in four years of inspecting ships in IsraelNo employment contracts, food storage freezers all at above 0°c, the stench of rotten meat, ...

UK ‘Fishery Improvement Project’ tainted by forced labour abuses, human trafficking

17. July 2024

UK ‘Fishery Improvement Project’ tainted by forced labour abuses, human trafficking More than 130 migrant fishers impacted by forced labour in seafood supply chain for scampi that ends up on UK platesThe International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has successfully appealed agai...

Ukrainian seafarers: at the ready for safe navigation

17. July 2024

Ukrainian seafarers: at the ready for safe navigation Maritime industry representatives came together at ITF House for the Ukraine Maritime Forum.Ukrainian seafarers were top of the agenda last month as representatives from across the maritime industry came together at ITF House, in ...

Implementation Statement Year Ending 2023

15. July 2024

Implementation Statement Year Ending 2023 This Implementation Statement reports on the extent to which, over the Scheme Year, the Trustees have followed their policy relating to the exercise of rights (including voting rights) attaching to the Scheme’s investments. barton_linda...

Statement to members Year End 2023

15. July 2024

Statement to members Year End 2023 Statement to members following the annual return of the International Transport Workers Federation for the year ended 31st December 2023, in accordance with Section 32A of the UK Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 barton...

ITF condemns bombing of Ukrainian children's hospital

09. July 2024

ITF condemns bombing of Ukrainian children's hospital The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) unequivocally condemns the horrific bombing of the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv by Russian forces. At least 42 people have been killed, many more wounded and an u...

ITF fights for labour rights at the International Labour Conference

01. July 2024

ITF fights for labour rights at the International Labour Conference The ITF joined trade union allies from around the world in Geneva to call for action on serious breaches of workers’ rights The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) was in Switzerland in June for th...

Tanker driver action brings governments and oil giants to the table

28. June 2024

Tanker driver action brings governments and oil giants to the table On May 21 petroleum tanker drivers sent shockwaves through the Ghanian economy with a nationwide sit-down strike. Less than a month later, tanker drivers also took to the streets in Nepal. Despite taking place in cou...

LGBT+ workers put pride in unions

27. June 2024

LGBT+ workers put pride in unions ‘An injury to one is an injury to all’ this principle has inspired the labour movement around the world for generations, including workers across the transport sectors. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer workers have always played an...

Stop union busting at Garuda Airlines

27. June 2024

Stop union busting at Garuda Airlines barton_linda 27 Jun 2024 Ask the President of Indonesia to stop the union busting at Garuda, the country’s flag carrier airline! Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia’s flag carrier, is trying to destroy the oldest union at the company, SEKARGA, whic...

Nicholas Celona

26. June 2024

Nicholas Celona The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) mourns the passing of Nicholas Celona, Vice President of Government Services of the Seafarers International Union (SIU), after he passed unexpectedly on June 8.Celona's career with the SIU spanned over four decades...

The ITF demands immediate action to ensure the safety of seafarers in the Red Sea

24. June 2024

The ITF demands immediate action to ensure the safety of seafarers in the Red Sea The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and seafarers’ unions globally stand united in grief and outrage following attacks on shipping in the Red Sea that have killed and injured...