Category: English news

***Unions welcome Thai fisher slavery exposé Thai fisherman, by Brechje de Koning. Some Rights Reserved. @brechjedekoning Two international union federations working together to fight appalling exploitation of fishery workers have applauded this week’s exposé by the UK’s Guardian newspaper of Далее

***Cargo ship is banned from leaving region amid wages and safety fears Sailors aboard a cargo ship banned from leaving a Westcountry port for safety breaches are earning as little as 65p per hour, it has been claimed. The 270ft Далее

Big three Gulf airlines brush aside obstacles in pursuit of dominance Middle Eastern carriers have grown despite concerns about staff and the environment The blazing June heat meant that the only people walking outside in Doha were migrant workers, mainly Далее

***Unions accuse Qatar Airways of sex discrimination Two global union organizations on Thursday submitted a case against Qatar to the International Labor Organization (ILO) accusing the Gulf country of allowing its state-owned airline, Qatar Airways, to violate conventions against workplace Далее

*Global union hits Qatar Airways with UN complaint GENEVA: A global union said it had filed a formal complaint at a UN body against Qatar Airways, accusing it of breaching the rights of its almost entirely foreign staff. Gabriel Mocho Далее

***BWI calls to end the exploitation of construction workers in preparations for mega-sports events “Tragic costs of human lives and the impunity of workers’ exploitation in mega-sports events has to stop now,” said Ambet Yuson at the BWI rally at Далее

***BC strike’s coal threat Loadings from Canada’s major west coast coal terminal could be impacted by a strike approved by tug crews in Vancouver, ship agency GAC said. A Seaspan Marine tug and barge Crews for Canadian operator Seaspan Marine Далее

***В Украине успешно проходит Неделя борьбы с субстандартным судоходством Тревожные события в Украине не лишили моряков необходимой поддержки. 28 мая, /SEAFARERS JOURNAL/. В Украине продолжается Неделя действий на Черном море, организованная Международной федерацией транспортников (МФТ/ITF) и профсоюзами государств региона, напоминает Далее

***ITF Steps Up to Protect Mariners (5/27) The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), to which the SIU is affiliated, issued the following news release on May 26. Unions take action on ‘sea of shame’ The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) Далее

***A sea of troubles ITF re-launches action week targeting “shocking” levels of crew abuse and dangerous ships in the Black Sea. The ITF union is re-launching its week of action against “shocking” levels of crew abuse and unsafe vessels in Далее