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Morocco military plane crash kills 78
At least 78 people have been killed in a Moroccan military aircraft crash into a mountain in the south of the country, the army has said in a statement.The army said three other people were severely wounded in the crash, in what is thought to be one of Morocco's deadliest air disasters in years. The C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed in Guelmine, just north of the disputed Western Sahara territory. The army blames the accident on poor weather. The plane was carrying 81 people: nine crew members, 60 troops and 12 civilians. Forty-two bodies have been found. The search continues for the others.
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Dipendra Rathore
Dipendra Rathore grew up in India dreaming about going to sea. And at age 20, that’s what he did, and loved it. But off the coast of Somalia his tanker was taken over by pirates. Shipmates were tortured. They threatened to turn them over to Islamist terrorists. After 238 days, he was released (photo below). He tells host Jonathan Groubert about his ordeal, and why his desire to go to sea is still as strong as ever. Link - Save Our Seafarers is a maritime organisation devoted to raising awareness of the human and economic cost of piracy.
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State Department ‘insists’ on guards for US vesselsAssistant Secretary of State turns to ownersfor input over measuresto fight piracyTom Leander — - Tuesday 26 July 2011 A SENIOR US official has told Hong Kong shipowners that the US now “insists” that all US-flagged ships carry security personal, whether armed or unarmed, to defend against pirate attacks in the latest sign that international approval of armed guards is becoming the de facto norm. The comment came in a meeting between Assistant Secretary of State for political and military affairs Andrew Shapiro and members of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association during a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Chinese territory yesterday. According to Arthur Bowring, managing director of the Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association, the US requested the meeting. He said Mr Shapiro “wants more focus by [the State Department] to find out what’s happening, what’s best to do”. He added: “He was given the job to talk to people about what the industry thinks.” Mr Bowring was accompanied by a local shipowner and head of a shipmanagement firm. In a wide-ranging discussion, the Hong Kong representatives gave a nod to current proposals for UN “blue berets” to serve as armed guards onboard as an alternative solution to using private contractors, but he noted that the number of UN peacekeeping forces necessary for such a project would make it difficult to enact. However, one advantage of UN deployment would be legal protection of masters and owners. “Our concern is that without the UN behind this the master and the owner will be liable if someone gets shot,” said Mr Bowring. The shipowners group also warned that it was becoming increasingly difficult for owners to afford insurance premiums amid a declining rates environment as ransom levels continue to escalate. They urged that naval forces currently deployed to defend ships against pirate attacks use more “proactive, intelligent naval engagement”, such as the use of smaller, faster vessels to engage pirate skiffs. They warned that the danger of kidnapping or violence in piracy incidents had made it increasingly difficult to recruit seafarers. Concerned over the proliferation of private security companies, the group urged the “development of a legal framework that would alleviate and make clearer the potential liability of master and owner that could be used as a guideline for adoption by flag states”. Norway passed legislation on July 1 that defined a legal framework for the deployment of guards, including guidelines on vetting and establishing what types of weapons could be allowed under Norwegian law. The UK’s shipping minister recently said that the government should draft similar legislation for UK-flagged vessels. A US recommendation that owners use private armed personnel increases the likelihood that the US will back similar legislation, adding momentum to what is becoming a global push to give shipowners the legal tools that make deployment feasible. In the meeting, Mr Shapiro outlined an intensifying US drive against pirate networks, noting that two Somali facilitators in kidnap negotiations had been seized and taken to the US for trial this year. The first was in connection with the murder of four US citizens following the pirate attack on the sailing vesselQuest in February, and another involved a Danish vessel carrying US cargo. Mr Shapiro told the Hong Kong group that since there were relatively few facilitators, more seizures could be an effective deterrent against pirates. Mrs Clinton requested a review of the US counter-piracy policy in the wake of the Quest killings, and urged the exploration of non-military options such as targeting pirate leaders and organisers onshore, according to testimony by Mr Shapiro to the US Congress on June 15. “We intend to work with our international partners in the coming months to go after the smaller number of criminal conspirators who provide leadership and financial management of the pirate enterprise, with the objective of bringing them to trial,” Mr Shapiro told the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr Bowring described the meeting as positive. “What we got across is the emotion,” he said, noting that piracy is at the top of the agenda at every Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association meeting. “It’s extremely good news that the State Department is now engaged.” Seafarers praised for postponing strike actionCrews are protesting against pension cuts as government strives to reduce Greek deficitNigel Lowry — - Tuesday 26 July 2011 PASSENGER shipping interests in Greece have called on the government to find solutions to seafarers’ demands before the sector is hit by further strikes. The Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation gave assurances at the end of last week it would not call fresh strikes that could throw ports and island ferry traffic into chaos during the peak summer holiday period. The pledge followed lengthy talks with alternate minister for development, competitiveness and shipping Haris Paboukis and a vote by the labour federation’s ruling council that resulted in a two-thirds majority in favour of postponing strike action. But general secretary of the federation John Halas said the council will convene again at the end of August to review the matter. “We will see to what extent the awaited solutions have been delivered,” Capt Halas said. Cruise and ferry interests had feared the outbreak of a new seafarers’ strike on top of the disruption wrought at terminals by striking taxi drivers in recent days. The seafarers’ decision not pursue action that would have caused maximum disruption to the country’s tourism industry received widespread praise. Seafarers are protesting against a 6% cut in pensions going back to the start of this year and a cut in treasury support for the national Seamen’s Pension Fund. The fund’s budget deficit, projected this year to reach about €1.2bn ($1.7bn), is generally covered from state coffers, but with Greece fighting to shore up its economy, the government has opted to lop €100m off support for this year. The move appears sure to further reduce pension packets, but estimates on the scale of the cuts differ widely. Unions are also aggrieved pensions have not been adjusted recently in order to maintain 70% parity with the minimum wages of active Greek seafarers. Employers’ union, the Association of Greek Passenger Shipping Companies, said it had a tradition of supporting “the just demands of seafarers and especially those retired from the sea”. Association president Markos Foros said: “Many groups are suffering cuts but seafarers are a special case.” Through putting off strike action, the association said the seafarers’ federation had shown “social sensitivity”.
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25,000 jobs saved as YRC restructure goes aheadFresh investment and new CEO and management team rescues threatened US trucking giant
A plan to restructure US trucking giant YRC Worldwide (YRCW) and save over 25,000 freight jobs has been successful.
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FROM IZVESTIA:
***Российские моряки застряли в датском портуСудовладелец не может расплатиться с долгами, экипаж просит международной помощи
фото: Ingo Seidlitz, VesselTracker
Танкер Hartzi стоит на скагенском рейде уже третий месяц. Его владелец — кипрская компания Admibros Shipmanagement задолжала за топливо уже $275 тыс. На судне, ходящем под мальтийским флагом, находится смешанный российско-украинско-филиппинский экипаж (12 россиян, три украинца и четыре филиппинца). Дальнейшая судьба танкера неясна.
— Ситуация с водой и пищей на судне тяжелая. Ставим в известность, что команда не получила зарплату за февраль и март этого года, а один из членов команды — даже за январь. Между тем у части команды контракты закончились, и люди уже потеряли всякую надежду на то, что деньги будут им возвращены. Просим помочь в получении задолженности и возвращении на родину — так звучит обращение экипажа танкера Hartzi в Международную федерацию транспортных работников (МФТ).
— Ситуация в сфере танкерных перевозок сейчас очень тяжелая, — рассказал главный редактор интернет-издания «Морской бюллетень — Совфрахт» Михаил Войтенко. — Высока конкуренция плюс подорожало топливо. Судовладельцы пытаются справиться, но удается не всем и не всегда.
Как заявил «Известиям» гендиректор Admibros Крис Кристофидис, еда и вода будут доставлены морякам уже 27 июля. Но ситуация с заработной платой пока неясна.
— Компания сейчас ведет переговоры с банком, и есть надежда, что в конце этой недели они придут к соглашению, — рассказал «Известиям» пресс-секретарь МФТ Сэм Доусон.
Впрочем, морякам особенно ничего не угрожает, полагает Войтенко. Это все же благополучная Дания, а не Африка. Продуктами первой необходимости их в крайнем случае поддержат профсоюзы.
— Даже если компания-владелец обанкротится, экипаж с помощью профсоюза всегда может подать иск в суд, требуя продажи судна на аукционе и выплаты зарплат и компенсаций из вырученной суммы, говорит Войтенко. — Учитывая, что Hartzi — судно относительно новое, 1999 года постройки, водоизмещением 15 тыс. 441 т, его стоимости с лихвой хватит, чтобы покрыть убытки. — Требования экипажа стоят в первом ряду требований в суде, сразу после возмещения расходов на содержание судна, — поясняет глава московского офиса юридической компании Remedy Андрей Шашорин. — Причем судебный процесс в таких случаях обычно проходит быстро, в пределах нескольких месяцев. Вообще же причина возникновения подобных ситуаций в том, что экипажи нанимаются к недостаточно надежным финансово судовладельцам или тем, кто при возникновении трудностей предпочитает экономить на содержании команды.
TRANSLATION:
Russian sailors stranded in the Danish port
The shipowner can not get out of debt, the crew requested international assistance Russian sailors stranded in the Danish port Photo: Ingo Seidlitz, VesselTracker The tanker is on Hartzi skagenskom raid was the third month. Its owner - the Cyprus company Admibros Shipmanagement owed for fuel is already $ 275 thousand on the ship that sail under the Maltese flag, is a mixed Russian-Ukrainian-Filipino crew (12 Russians, three Ukrainians and four Filipino). The further fate of the tanker is not clear. - The situation with water and food on board is heavy. We put on notice that the team had not received salaries for February and March this year, and one member of the team - even for January. Meanwhile, the team of the contracts ended, and people have lost all hope that the money will be returned to them. Please help in obtaining debt and return to their homeland - so sounds appeal tanker crew Hartzi the International Federation of Transport Workers (ITF). - The situation in the field of tanker traffic is very heavy, - said the chief editor of online newspaper "Maritime Bulletin - Sovfracht" Mikhail Voitenko. - Intense competition has risen in price, plus fuel. Ship owners are struggling to cope, but can not all and not always. According to "Izvestia" CEO Chris Admibros Kristofidis, food and water will be delivered to the sailors for 27 July. But the situation with the salary is still unclear. - The company is negotiating with the bank, and it is hoped that this weekend they will come to an agreement - told "Izvestia" ITF spokesman Sam Dawson. However, the sailors especially not in danger, says Voitenko. It is still prosperous, Denmark, and not Africa. Products of prime necessity of last resort support unions. - Even if the franchisor goes bankrupt, the crew with the union can always file a lawsuit, demanding the sale of the vessel at auction, and payment of wages and compensation from the proceeds of sale, said Voitenko. - Given that Hartzi - a relatively new ship, built in 1999, with a displacement of 15 thousand 441 tons, its value is more than enough to cover the losses. - Requirements of the crew are in the front row claims in court as soon as reimbursement for the maintenance of the ship - says the head of the Moscow office of law firm Remedy Andrew Shashorin. - And a lawsuit in such cases usually resolves quickly, within a few months. In general, the cause of such situations that the crews are hired to secure enough financially to ship owners or those who have difficulties with prefer to save on maintenance team.
FROM PORT NEWS (RUSSIA):
***Российским морякам с судна MSC Iris инспекторат МФТ помог списаться на берег
Два российских моряка с судна MSC Iris благодаря помощи работе инспекторатов Международной федерации транспортных рабочих (МФТ) в России и Италии добились списания на берег. Репатриация назначена на 27 июля из Бременхафена, сообщает пресс-служба Российского профессионального союза моряков (РПСМ).
Члены экипажа MSC Iris обратились за помощью в Российский профсоюз моряков после того, как руководство судоходной компании в течение месяца не могло найти замену желавшим списаться морякам, несмотря на истекший срок их контрактов. Кроме того, члены экипажа жаловались на то, что за незапланированную работу им не доплачиваются бонусы. Инспекция МФТ в России обратилась к итальянским коллегам, являющимся подписантами коллективного договора на MSC Iris. После переговоров с судовладельцем принято решение, что оба россиянина получат заработанные за месяц деньги и сойдут с теплохода в ближайшем порту захода – Бременхафен. Репатриация пройдет за счет судоходной компании, согласно коллективному договору.
TRANSLATION:
Russian sailors from a ship MSC Iris ITF Inspectorate helped ashore
Two Russian sailor from the vessel MSC Iris with the help of the work of inspectorates International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) in Russia and Italy have written off the shore. The repatriation is scheduled for July 27 from Bremerhaven, the press service of the Russian Trade Union of Seamen (RPSM). Crew members of MSC Iris appealed for help to the Russian trade union of sailors, after management of the shipping company within a month could not find a replacement who wanted to get in touch sailors, despite their expired contracts. In addition, crew members complained that the unscheduled job they are not paid additionally bonuses. Inspection of the ITF in Russia appealed to the Italian colleagues who are signatories to the collective agreement for MSC Iris. After negotiations with the shipowner decided that the two Russians will be earned for the month and the money will go to the ship at the nearest port of call - Bremerhaven. The repatriation will take place at the expense of shipping company, according to the collective agreement.
FROM Социальное действие:
Моряки с теплохода Porto Maina получили $170 тыс. задержанной зарплаты
00:21 Моряки с теплохода Porto Maina (флаг Либерии), собиравшиеся начать забастовку в порту Посьет (Приморский край), получили задержанную на 3 месяца заработную плату в размере $170 тыс. Помощь в решении проблемы оказал инспекторат МФТ во Владивостоке, сообщает пресс-служба Российского профессионального союза моряков (РПСМ). Напомним, экипаж обратился в инспекцию с просьбой оказать помощь в получении заработанных денег. На тот момент работодатель вернул команде лишь $66 тыс. из $170 тыс., но моряки требовали полного расчета. По планам, экипаж - 16 филиппинцев и капитан–румын намеревались не допустить докеров к погрузо-разгрузочным операциям. Однако благодаря переговорам владелец Porto Maina – греческая компания - перевел на счета членов экипажа порядка $100 тысяч, после чего судно встало к причалу, загрузилось, и команда взяла курс на Китай. portnews.ru Деньги к трапу Семнадцать моряков с теплохода «Porto Maina» (флаг Либерии), собиравшиеся начать забастовку в порту Посьет, получили задержанную на три месяца заработную плату в размере $170 тысяч. Помощь в решении проблемы оказал инспекторат МФТ во Владивостоке. Напомним, экипаж обратился в инспекцию с просьбой оказать помощь в получении заработанных денег. На тот момент работодатель вернул команде лишь $66 тысяч из $170 тысяч, но моряки требовали полного расчета. По планам, филиппинцы и румын собирались не допустить докеров к погрузо-разгручным операциям. Для судовладельца это означало огромные убытки. Как нам рассказал руководитель Дальневосточной инспекции труда Российского профсоюза моряков и инспектор МФТ во Владивостоке Петр Осичанский, моряки планировали начать акцию после постановки судна к причалу, однако применение столь радикальных мер не понадобилось. Благодаря переговорам владелец «Porto Maina» – греческая компания – перевела на счета членов экипажа порядка $100 тысяч, после чего судно встало к причалу, загрузилось, и команда взяла курс на Китай.
TRANSLATION:
Sailors from the ship Porto Maina received $ 170 thousand in back pay
00:21 Sailors from the ship Porto Maina (flag of Liberia), is about to begin a strike at the port of Posiet (Primorye), were delayed for 3 months salary of $ 170 thousand Fix ITF inspectorate had in Vladivostok, the press service of the Russian trade union (No. RPSM). Recall, the crew asked for the inspection to provide assistance in obtaining the money earned. At that time, the team returned to the employer only $ 66 thousand from $ 170 thousand, but the sailors demanded payment in full. According to plans, the crew - 16 Filipinos and Romanians captain intended to prevent the loading dock to or unloading. However, thanks to owner negotiation Porto Maina - Greek company - transferred to the accounts of crew members of the order of $ 100 thousand, after which the vessel rose to the dock, load, and the team headed for China. portnews.ru Money to the ladder Seventeen sailors from the ship «Porto Maina» (flag of Liberia), is about to begin a strike at the Port Posiet, got delayed by three months salary of $ 170 thousand. Fix provided by ITF Inspectorate in Vladivostok. Recall, the crew asked for the inspection to provide assistance in obtaining the money earned. At that time, the team returned to the employer only $ 66 thousand from $ 170 thousand, but the sailors demanded payment in full. According to plans, Filipinos and Romanians were going to avoid loading dock to razgruchnym operations. For the shipowner, this meant a huge loss. As we told the head of the Russian Far East labor inspection and the inspector of the trade union of sailors in Vladivostok ITF Peter Osichansky, sailors planned to begin an action after of berthing, but the use of such drastic action was needed. Through negotiations owner «Porto Maina» - Greek company - transferred to the accounts of crew members of the order of $ 100 thousand, after which the vessel rose to the dock, load, and the team headed for China.
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FROM FRIFAGBEVEGELSE:
***Internasjonal støtteDen internasjonale transportarbeiderføderasjonen ITF sender sin støtte til det norske folk etter terroranslagene.
IFT og dens medlemsforbund hyller det norske folk og nasjonens modell for demokrati og inkludering og ser med avsky på fredagens terroristangrep. ITFs president Paddy Crumlin og generalsekretær David Cockroft har i en melding til den norske arbeiderbevegelsen uttrykt sine følelser, og meldinger om støtte og kondolanser har kommet fra medlemsorganisasjoner. ITF har opprettet en egen nettside for å hjelpe dem som ønsker å uttrykke sin solidaritet med det norske folk etter grusomhetene, som ikke bare var et angrep på uskyldige ofre, men også på verdier som toleranse og samhold, som er kjære verdier for Norge og nordmenn. Dette skriver David Cockroft og Paddy Crumlin: «Kjære kolleger, Den internasjonale og europeiske transportarbeiderføderasjonen (ITF og ETF) uttrykker sitt sjokk og solidaritet med det norske folk etter bombingern i sentrale Oslo og skytingen på Utøya. At en person kan begå slike grusomheter overfor unge mennesker som deltok på en ungdomsleir organisert av Arbeiderpartiet, gjør drapene enda mer uforståelige. Mange av dem som deltok på leiren var også medlemmer i den norske fagbevegelsen. I en sivilisert verden fins det ikke rom for en slik barbarisk handling. Vi slutter oss til våre medlemsorganisasjoner i Norge, det norske folk og alle verden over og sender vår symparti til de berørte familiene. ITF står klar til å tilby nødvendig støtte til våre medlemmer i Norge.»
TRANSLATION:
International Support
The International Transport Workers' Federation ITF sends his support to the Norwegian people for terrorist attacks. HN Published 07/26/2011 at 12:26 Updated 26/7/2011 at 12:26 IFT and its member federations shelves of the Norwegian people and the nation's model for democracy and inclusion, and looks with disgust at Friday's terrorist attack. ITF Task Force President Paddy Crumlin and General Secretary David Cockroft has a message to the Norwegian labor movement expressed their feelings and messages of support and condolences have come from member organizations. ITF has set up a special website to help those who wish to express their solidarity with the Norwegian people for the atrocities, which was not only an attack on innocent victims, but also on values of tolerance and solidarity, which is dear values for Norway and Norwegians . This writes David Cockroft and Paddy Crumlin: "Dear colleagues, The international and European Transport Workers Federation (ITF and ETF) expresses its shock and solidarity with the Norwegian people for bombingern in central Oslo, and the shooting of Utøya. That a person can commit such atrocities to young people who attended a youth camp organized by the Labour Party, makes the killing even more unintelligible. Many of those who attended the camp were also members of the Norwegian trade union movement. In a civilized world there is no room for such a barbaric act. We join with our member organizations in Norway, the Norwegian people and all over the world and send our symparti to the affected families. ITF stands ready to offer necessary support to our members in Norway. " - Uvirkelig, tragisk og meningsløstMange NTL-medlemmer jobber i regjeringskvartalet. NTL har opprettet et kriseteam som nå jobber med å få oversikt over rammede etter terrorangrepet.
- I og med at politiet ikke har sluppet alle navnene ennå, har vi ikke full oversikt. Men vi vet at vi har medlemmer som er savnet. Vi regner med å få en videre tilbakemelding i morgen, sier kasserer Anita Busch i NTL. Hun er leder for kriseteamet forbundet har opprettet. NTL jobber i første omgang med å få oversikt over hvor mange medlemmer og tillitsvalgte som er rammet av det makabre terrorangrepet. Og hvor mange som eventuelt har mistet livet i de grufulle handlingene fredag ettermiddag og kveld. Kriseteamet tar også i mot telefoner fra medlemmer som er berørt. De som er rammet av terrorangrepet får nå oppfølging av profesjonelle kriseteam. I ettertid ønsker forbundet å stille opp for sine medlemmer og tillitsvalgte som er rammet. - Vi ønsker å være til stede for å bidra og følge dem opp. Etter hvert skal vi ha møter med medlemmer som er berørt, forteller NTLs kriseteam-leder. MeningsløstNTL hadde to representanter fra studentutvalget som vervet nye medlemmer på AUFs sommerleir da ungdommene ble angrepet. NTLs forbundsleder John Leirvaag opplyser at de to overlevde skuddramaet på Utøya. - Men vi vet at medlemmer har omkommet, uten at vi nå kan si noe om omfanget, sier Leirvaag. Mange av de ansatte i departementene i regjeringskvartalet er medlemmer i NTL. Foreløpig har ikke forbundet skaffet seg oversikt over hvor mange av medlemmene og de tillitsvalgte som er rammet av terrorangrepet mot regjeringskvartalet. - Akkurat nå føles det bare uvirkelig, tragisk og meningsløst, sier John Leirvåg. - Mine tanker går først og fremst til de som er rammet, enten de var på jobb i regjeringskvartalet, tilfeldig forbipasserende, eller på Utøya, sier NTL-lederen. John Leirvaag er ikke i tvil om at angrepet på regjeringskvartalet og AUFs sommerleir var et angrep på arbeiderbevegelsen. I likhet med flere forbundsledere og arbeiderpartipolitikere, mener han man nå må stå opp for verdiene arbeiderbevegelsen er opptatt av. - Terrorister må ikke få en plattform å bygge på, sier Leirvaag.
TRANSLATION:
- Surreal, tragic and senseless
Many NTL members working in the government quarter. NTL has created a crisis team is now working to get the list of victims of the terrorist attack. Simen Aker Grimsrud E-mail Posted 25.07.2011 at 4:57 p.m. Updated 26/07/2011 at 10:30 - Since the police have not released any names yet, we have not full information. But we know we have members who are missing. We expect to make further comments in the morning, says treasurer Anita Busch in NTL. She heads the emergency team involved has created. NTL jobs in the first place to keep track of how many members and officers who are affected by the macabre terrorist attack. And how many people may have died in the horrific acts on Friday afternoon and evening. Crisis team also accepts telephone calls from members who are affected. Those who are affected by the terrorist attack will now follow up of professional crisis team. In retrospect, wishes connected to line up for their members and officers who are affected. - We want to be there to assist and follow them up. Eventually we will have meetings with members who are affected, says NTLs crisis team leader. Pointless NTL had two representatives from the student group that recruited new members of Labour Youth League summer camp because the youngsters were attacked. NTLs union leader John Leirvåg said that the two survived skuddramaet on Utøya. - But we know that members have died, but we can now say something about the scope, says Leirvåg. Many of the employees of ministries in the government district is a member of NTL. Currently, not associated provided an overview of how many of the members and the representatives who are affected by the terrorist attack on the government building. - Right now it feels just surreal, tragic and senseless, said John Leirvåg. - My thoughts go first and foremost to those affected, whether they were at work in the government quarter, random passers-by, or on Utøya, says NTL leader. John Leirvåg is no doubt that the attack on the government quarter and the Labour Youth League summer camp was an attack on the labor movement. As with many federal managers and Labour politicians, he believes one now must stand up for the values of the labor movement is concerned. - Terrorists must not be given a platform to build on, said Leirvåg.
FROM TRANSPORTARBEIDER:
***Kondolanser fra hele verden
26.juli 2011
De grusomme terrorhandlingene i Oslo sentrum og på Utøya har vakt oppmerksomhet over hele verden. Den internasjonale fagbevegelsen sender sine kondolanser til Transportarbeiderforbundet og andre fagforbund i Norge. - At én person kan utføre slike grusomme gjerninger mot unge mennensker som deltar på en sommerleir organisert av Arbeiderpartiet, gjør de morderiske handlingene enda mer uforståelige, skriver David Cockroft i sitt kondolansebrev. David Cockroft hilser også fra Europeisk Transportarbeiderføderasjon, ETF.
Mange hilsener Generalsekretæren i det indiske jernbaneforbundet, M. Raghavaiah, sier i en e-post til Transportarbeiderofrbundet og andre norske fagforbund at "barabarismen har erstattet terrorismen". Hans eget land, India, er ikke noe unntak, sier han, og minner om angrepene på forretningsbygninger i Mumbai. -På vegne av det indiske jernbaneforbund overbringer jeg min solidaritet og støtte til alle som er berørt i Norge, skriver generalsekretæren. Alisha Bull fra Australia skriver på vegne av Sjømannsforbundet i Australia (MUA) følgende hilsen: - Mitt hjerte gråter, ingen ord kan gjenopprette uretten. Det er en trist dag i norsk historie, skriver Bull.
Estland Alexander Kirchner,leder for EVG i Tyskland, skriver i et brev til Transportarbeiderforbundet: - "Hvorfor" vil vi kanskje aldri forstå. Men de tyske jernbanefolkene står i disse vanskelige tider på deres side og deler deres tårer.
Australia Generalsekretær Joe Fleetwood i Sjømannsforbundet i New Zeeland skriver i et brev til forbundsleder Roge Hansen: - Jeg sender sympati og solidaritet til våre norske brødre og søstre. Det arbeidende folk i hele verden står sammen med dere i disse mørke tider.
Belgia
TRANSLATION:
Condolences from around the world
July 26, 2011 David Cockroft2 - We send our condolences to affected families in Norway and want to express our sympathy and support for all the Norwegian people, writes David Cockroft (pictured) after the terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utøya. Cockroft, general secretary of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF). The horrific terrorist attacks in the city center and on Utøya has attracted attention worldwide. The international trade union movement sends its condolences to the Transport Workers Union and other trade unions in Norway. - That one person can do such cruel acts against the young men want to attend a summer camp organized by the Labour Party, makes the murderous actions even more incomprehensible, writes David Cockroft in his condolence letter. David Cockroft greets also from the European Transport Workers' Federation, ETF. Many greetings Greetings and condolences flowing into the agforbund in many countries. In an article yesterday referred us greetings from the Nordic Transportarbeiderføderasjons leader, Jan Villadsen. The Secretary General of the Indian Railway Association, M. Raghavaiah, said in an e-mail to Transportarbeiderofrbundet and other Norwegian trade unions that "barabarismen has replaced terrorism". His own country, India is no exception, he says, memories of the attacks on commercial buildings in Mumbai. -On behalf of the Indian Railway Association convey my solidarity and support to everyone affected in Norway, writes the Secretary General. Alisha Bull from Australia writes on behalf of the Seamen's Union of Australia (MUA) following greeting: - My heart is crying, no words can restore injustice. It is a sad day in Norwegian history, writes Bull. Estonia Peep Peterson, president of Transport Workers Union in Estonia, many friends in Norway. In a letter to the Transport Workers Union, he writes: - We want to stand with our good friends in Norway during these difficult times, and provides full support for our shared values - solidarity, democracy and full respect for all human rights. Alexander Kirchner, president of EVG in Germany, writes in a letter to the Transport Workers Union: - "Why" we may never understand. But the German railway people are in these difficult times on their side and share their tears. Australia Victor Moore, the Australian coach works associated letter in a letter: - In these times we must remember the many victims and the great heroism of young people around the world in the fight for democracy and labor rights. Fagforeningssoldiariteten has no boundaries and is a powerful force for hope and change. General Secretary Joe Fleetwood in the Seamen's Association of New Zealand writes in a letter to union leader Roge Hansen: - I send sympathy and solidarity to our Norwegian brothers and sisters. The working people in the world stands with you in these dark times. Belgium Marc Van Noten, the ITF inspector in Belgium, writes in an e-mail: - I was deeply sjokert of these brutal terrorist attacks. Young people, teenagers - were executed by an idiot! I want to express Memorial condolences to the families of all victims. Kondolanser fra Nordisk Transport
25.juli 2011
 - Som formand for NTF vil jeg gerne på hele organisationens vegne udtrykke den dybeste sympati og medfølelse over for vore medlemmer i Norge i forbindelse med weekendens meningsløse og ufattelige angreb på demokratiet i Norge og de socialdemokratiske værdier, som vi støtter. Dette skriver Jan Villadsen (bildet), leder for Nordisk Transportarbeiderføderasjon (NTF) i en kondolansehilsen.
Jan Villadsen skriver videre:
TRANSLATION:
Kondolanser from Nordisk Transport
25 July 2011 January Villadsen - As President of the NTF, I would like the entire organization's behalf express the deepest sympathy and condolences to our members in Norway in connection with the weekend's senseless and incomprehensible attack on democracy in Norway and the social democratic values that we support. This writes January Villadsen (bilder), leader of the Nordic Transportarbeiderføderasjon (NTF) in a kondolansehilsen. January Villadsen writes: The bomb in Oslo and the massacre of Utøya reveals an incredible hatred and lack of humanity of the perpetrator, which is beyond normal comprehension, and we hardly have fully understood the atrocity in all its horror. My thoughts go especially to those who have lost their loved ones. We can all honor their memory by democratically, even stronger to fight the racist forces that celebrates xenophobia and selfishness, forces which unfortunately appears increasingly evident across Europe. Events stresses in the most tragic way, the importance of the proposal that Norwegian Seamen's Federation made at the last meeting of NTS's leadership, namely that we should focus on the growing shift to the right in Europe and Scandinavia, and jointly take the initiative to combat these forces. It is a debate that will begin already on management's next meeting - unfortunately, a deeply unhappy backgrounds. We in the Nordic trade unions always support the fundamental human rights and - professional rights. These include the right to openly present and discuss our visions for a just and equal society. Only by standing up and insisting to continue this debate in a peaceful way we can show our contempt for these right-wing tendencies in our society. In heartfelt condolences. January Villadsen Chairman of the NTF
FROM NAUTILUS:
***Crew released from 'ship of shame'
Some of the released crew from the Panama-flagged Most Sky. The crew of a ‘ship of shame’ that has been detained in Birkenhead for more than eight months are finally going home - thanks to intervention by Nautilus/ITF inspector Tommy Molloy. The Panamanian-registered general cargoship Most Sky has been held in the port since 8 November last year when an inspection revealed problems including unpaid wages, no fresh food onboard, no heating, unsanitary showers, toilets and galley spaces, and engine problems. ‘We were appalled when we saw the state of the vessel and the conditions onboard,’ says Mr Molloy. ‘There was no food onboard and the crew claimed they had not eaten properly for weeks. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency was so concerned it detained the vessel on a number of counts, and it has remained under detention ever since.’ Eight weeks after the ship was detained, the ITF managed to secure a settlement for eight Turkish crew who wanted to be repatriated. Early in December, the owners flew in a new crew from Georgia who believed they were joining a ship that was about to sail.
Mr Molloy says the seafarers were employed on a ‘miserable’ contract that worked out to barely £2 an hour for a 48-hour week – and even less if they worked overtime. Most of the crew have been forced into serious debt because of the non-payment of their wages. But they are now able to go home after a negotiated settlement and repatriation was reached following the arrest and sale of the vessel by Peel Ports. Mr Molloy says the case highlights once again the failure of major flag states to take responsibility for abandoned crew members. ‘It is difficult to know what is worse - the fact that the crew can be abandoned so easily and their families be put through such hardship, or the fact that the shipping establishment that is supposed to protect them can simply ignore their plight as though they don’t exist,’ he points out.
FROM CC.OO:
CCOO pide soluciones para el mantenimiento de los vuelos de Ryanair
26.07.2011.- Ante las informaciones aparecidas los últimos días sobre el riesgo de desaparición de los vuelos de la compañía aérea Ryanair en el aeropuerto de Zaragoza, CCOO insta a las partes implicadas a buscar soluciones para el mantenimiento de los mismos y de los puestos de trabajo, directos e indirectos, que llevan aparejados.
CCOO pide soluciones el mantenimiento de los vuelos de Ryanair.
Mañana, miércoles 27 de julio, representantes de la compañía aérea Ryanair tienen previsto reunirse con altos cargos de la Diputación General de Aragón y del Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza para analizar el conflicto generado por el impago de las subvenciones que recibe la aerolínea por lo vuelos de bajo coste desde la capital aragonesa. CCOO pide soluciones para el mantenimiento de los vuelos de la compañía.
TRANSLATION:
CCOO solutions calls for the maintenance of Ryanair flights
26.07.2011 .- Given the information published recent days about the risk of missing flights of Ryanair at the airport of Zaragoza, CCOO urges the parties to seek solutions for their maintenance and posts work, direct and indirect, associated with them. CCOO solutions maintenance calls on Ryanair flights. CCOO solutions maintenance calls on Ryanair flights. Tomorrow, Wednesday July 27, representatives of the airline Ryanair are scheduled to meet with senior officials of the Government of Aragon and the city of Zaragoza to analyze the conflict generated by non-payment of subsidies received by the airline flights at low cost from the Aragonese capital. CCOO solutions calls for maintaining the company's flights. For the union air transport should be treated as a public service to citizens and as such must be addressed by governments to promote their activity and quality. The airport of Zaragoza in 2010 achieved an increase in passenger numbers of 14.7% over the previous year, reaching a figure of 605,912 passengers, according to AENA. More than a third of these travelers are a Ryanair flight at the union that its disappearance would cause a decline in the activity of the airport that would significantly affect the company's staff and other services that benefit from this activity as hotels, taxis, buses, airport support services, etc.. that would be directly affected by this decision. CCOO not come to assess whether or not to maintain subsidies, but urges the parties to seek solutions that benefit the maintenance of direct jobs and indirect carries with airport activity.
FROM THE SPH:
Slučaj / Novosti u slučaju smrti kadetkinje Akhone Geveze
Najnovija vijest u vezi smrti mlade kadetkinje iz Južnoafričke republike koja je smrtno stradala prošle godine nakon pada s broda kažu da ipak nije bilo riječi o silovanju, koje je uzburkalo javnost, ali i britanski sindikat pomoraca Nautilus i vlasti u Južnoj Africi jer je mlada Akhona bila jedan od kandidata u zajedničkom projektu za kadete tih dvaju institucija. Nesreća se dogodila na brodu kompanije Safmarine, koja je objavila rezultate vlastite interne istrage smrti 19-godišnje kadetkinje koja je lani u lipnju skončala u moru između Cresa i istočne obale Istre. SPH je u suradnji s Međunarodnom federacijom transporta svojedobno organizirao sastanke odgovornih institucija, kao i surađivao s hrvatskom policijom koja je bila nadležna u istrazi prije nego li je ista dovedena na međunarodni nivo. Kako navodi Novi List, kompanija je ovih dana objavila kako je djevojka na izravno pitanje kapetana broda porekla bilo kakvo spolno iskorištavanje. Zaključcima istrage nisu zadovoljni u britanskom sindikatu pomoraca te se traži uključivanje britanskog ministarstva vanjskih poslova.
TRANSLATION:
Case / News in the death of cadet Akhone Geveze
The latest news about the death of young girls from South Africa who was killed last year after falling from the ship say that it was not any word about the rape, which was stirred, and British seafarers union Nautilus and the government in South Africa because he was a young Akhona one of the candidates in a joint project for the cadets of the two institutions. The accident occurred on board the company Safmarine, which has published the results of its own internal investigation, the death of 19-year cadets who in June last year ended up in the sea between the islands of Cres and the eastern coast of Istria. SPH, in cooperation with the International Federation of transportation once organized a meeting of responsible institutions, as well as collaborated with the Croatian police, who was in charge of the investigation before he brought the same at international level. As mentioned in the New List, the company recently announced that the girl directly question the captain denied any sexual exploitation. Conclusions of the investigation are not satisfied with the British Seafarers' Union and is seeking the inclusion of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
FROM IFWEA E-BULLETIN:
***CONFERENCE NEWS The countdown has begun with less than four months to the start of the IFWEA General Conference. The Conference, held every four years, provides an opportunity for representatives of IFWEA affiliates to meet and strengthen the bonds of international solidarity. The Conference serves to stimulate the development of a democratic workers’ education movement, by providing contact between member organisations, assisting with the development of partnerships, and promoting best practice in educational design and delivery, through debates, seminars, workshops and networking. This year the Conference will be held in the beautiful Cape Town, Mother City of South Africa. Don’t miss out on this exciting event. Click here for the latest conference information and to register.
CONFERENCE WORKSHOP The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will coordinate a workshop on ‘climate change’ as part of the IFWEA Conference. The ITF is a global union federation which brings together over 600 transport unions around the world. Social movements, including the international labour movement, have begun to mobilise in response to the climate change threat. However, to build the power and capacities of these movements, there is an urgent need for comprehensive political education – education capable of transforming the basic climate change concerns of different social groupings into a critical consciousness of the deep changes in society which are necessary. The workers’ education movement can play a role in spearheading this initiative, and as a first step, ensure that educators and trainers have the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate climate change education. The main aim of the workshop is to develop a conceptual framework for an IFWEA pilot “training of trainers” course on climate change. With input from local and international activists, delegates will have an opportunity to deepen their perspective on the nature of the problem and the responses which are required. A wide range of issues will be covered from the science of climate change to its potential impact to the transformations which are necessary to prevent serious global warming. Delegates should begin to think about:
Based on these questions, delegates will develop concrete recommendations to be debated and adopted by the IFWEA Congress. If your organisation is interested in contributing to this workshop, please contact the ITF Education Officer, Alana Dave: Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript . Click here for more information about this workshop.
FROM THE MUA:
MUA sends condolences to Norwegian union movement26 Jul 2011 MUA National Secretary Paddy Crumlin sends sincere condolences on behalf of all MUA members to the people of Norway following recent tragic events. People outside the Oslo Cathedral pay their respects to the victims of Friday's attacks. Photo: Reuters
The Maritime Union of Australia extends its deepest sympathy and solidarity to the people of Norway at this time of national mourning. Please note: A special webpage has been set up to help those wishing to express their solidarity with the people of Norway following these atrocities.
FROM THE ILWU CANADA:
***ITF Media ReleaseThe ITF has released a statement regarding support for the people of Norway and a response to the terrible attacks on their nation. Click on the link below to view the media release. Also, a special webpage has been created for the purpose of expressing solidarity and condolences with the people of Norway in the wake of these events. You can find it at www.itfglobal.org/solidarity/norway.cfm.
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Source: Cherno 12:39 / 07.26.2011 Send Print
- What is the condition of the ship, Captain Simeonov? Is there electricity and what is your information by the owner?
- The ship is under arrest for unpaid fuel. A small amount, what exactly do not know. We still fuel a week. We expect the owner to make changes. We have an agreement. We are waiting to meet their obligations.
- What is your agreement with the owner?
- To change all who want to go, these are 6 people, and certain financial conditions.
- Has been verified by the labor ministry of Brazil and ITF?
- Yes, the ship was visited by the Ministry of Labor, a representative of the captain of the port of immigration services. People were questioned, reviewed the documents, contracts, and who owes what to whom. Gave them such documents. Should report that will be up to ITF, since it is caused by checking them at our request. Then it will be sent to the International Labour Organisation, to the Bulgarian Embassy in Brazil, the administration of Panama to the ITF in London.
- Captain Simeonov, Captain Stancho Savov committed everything to be paid when the ship leaves the port on Thursday?
- It will not happen. First you will pay and then leave the ship. We six will stay and will not leave the ship will not leave until you meet our conditions.
- And what is the technical condition of the ship, can you go?
- Impossible before you meet our conditions, but they are a guarantee for us and only then will other people run the ship and only then will we go down.
- What are your 3 conditions?
- There are 3 and they are all important.
- Want to give something to your loved ones in Bulgaria?
- Do not worry. We have food, water, we will not give us that lying crook. As lying, as long as his. If you do not meet our conditions, most new people to come and crew to return back to Bulgaria. While we do not pay, will not run the course of the ship.
- Any of you ever been threatened, pressured to get off the board without having paid?
- All we were all forced to go down without pay us. For me, were issued several orders to disembark without money, on top of mockery. I am looking for happiness in another contract.