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ITF welcomes shore leave progress The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has welcomed progress made at the ILO (International Labour Organization) last week on the issue of facilitating shore leave and the movement of seafarers joining or leaving vessels. At Далее

ITF official arrested for investigating ATC problems in Dominican Republic is released Antonio Fritz, who was arrested this morning in the Dominican Republic during a fact finding mission to investigate air traffic control problems there, has now been released. He Далее

ITF: ‘Time for an honest conversation from Chevron’ The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) are urging Chevron to have an honest conversation with workers, shareholders and consumers on the state of the Gorgon project Далее

Barca FC’s Qatar Airways rethink ‘another nail in coffin’ of airline’s reputation The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today congratulated Barcelona football club for considering dropping its lucrative sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways, over what club president Josep Maria Bartomeu Далее

East Asia action begins Monday Teams of ITF inspectors, along with dockers’ and seafarers’ union members, will begin the first East Asian maritime action week of 2015 on Monday across ports in Japan, Korea, Russia and Taiwan. The action week Далее

ITF repeats call for Rotterdam dialogue as dockers protest The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today called for all-party talks on the future of the port of Rotterdam, as dockers refused to unload a ship loaded at the new Rotterdam Далее

ITF statement on new WMU president The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has warmly welcomed today’s announcement* that Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry is to be the next president of the World Maritime University (WMU) in Sweden. ITF general secretary Steve Cotton Далее

Maritime workers and asylum seekers: All in the same boat The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is today adding its voice to the growing opposition to the Abbott Government’s Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment Bill, which is currently before Далее

Maritime workers and asylum seekers: All in the same boat The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is today adding its voice to the growing opposition to the Abbott Government’s Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment Bill, which is currently before Далее

ITF slams Panama Canal Authority’s attack on union The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today branded moves by the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) an open attack on trade unions which is in clear breach of the country’s international commitments. The Далее