Category: English news

***Qatar: Problem Schwangerschaft Flugbegleiterinnen von Qatar Airways: Immer schön lächeln. Qatar Airways Heirats-Genehmigungspflicht, unfaire Verträge, Stalking: Gewerkschaften kritisieren die Arbeitsbedingungen bei Qatar Airways. Mehr zum Thema Qatar lässt die Seychellen fallen Tunisair in Bedrängnis Das Problem von Emirates & Co Далее

***Harsh Qatari Labor Conditions Move Center Stage As FIFA Debates World Cup – Analysis Doha, Qatar Skyline at Night Controversy over conditions for unskilled and semi-skilled workers in Qatar involved in the construction of World Cup-related infrastructure as well as Далее

***Maritime Labour Convention Starts to Bite Freight and Shipping Transgressors WORLDWIDE – SWITZERLAND – CANADA – DENMARK – The ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) on 20 August 2013 has not taken long for Далее

***Female flight attendants for Qatar Airways must seek permission from airline before marrying A report released by the International Transport Workers’ Federation claims the airline requires female flight attendants to seek permission from the airline before getting married. (Reuters) Qatar Далее

***No going into labour with Qatar Airways: Hostesses must ask permission before marrying According to the ITF, a standard hiring contract for thousands of the airline’s female workers reads: “You are required to obtain prior permission from the company, in Далее

***ITF lobbies for ICAO action on Qatar/UAE aviation workers’ rights The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) will push ICAO (the International Civil Aviation Organization) in Canada today for action on flagrant abuses of aviation workers’ labour rights by airlines based Далее

***Panama in MLC controversery over cadet exclusion As part of the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, Panama Ship Registry has issued Circular 265 in which it defines who will benefit from MLC 2006’s welfare and labour standards Далее

***ITF defends Honduran union leader after armed attack ITF defends Honduran union leader after armed attack 20 September 2013 received via email The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has acted to defend a Honduran dockers’ trade union leader after armed Далее

***ITF to challenge Panama over exclusion of cadets from MLC Union ready to mount first protest over a flag state’s interpretation of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006, with more disputes to follow as the status of other marine professions proves Далее

***MLC to tighten employment standards ITF ACTING general secretary Stephen Cotton has told Fairplay he’s confident that with the enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006, there would be fewer opportunities for applicants with false qualifications to work aboard ships. Далее