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***Why so many shipowners find Panama’s flag convenient The Panama Canal features prominently in Panamanian life Panama, a small nation of just three million, has the largest shipping fleet in the world, greater than those of the US and China Далее

<p><b> ***Crews calling in west Africa face ebola risk, shipping groups warn </b></p><p></p> <p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;” mce_style=”font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;” lang=”EN-US”>Interested in this topic?Set up a custom email alert and we’ll tell you Далее

***Global union support for Gaza relief effort Global unions, led by the International Transport Federation, are supporting the relief effort in Gaza by donating funds to send truckloads of medical supplies to the war-torn territory. The ITF is coordinating the Далее

***Qatar Airways wehrt sich gegen Boykott-Aufruf von Verdi Manager weist Vorwürfe zu Arbeitsrechtsverstößen zurück Die Fluggesellschaft Qatar Airways hat Vorwürfe zurückgewiesen, Arbeitnehmerrechte zu missachten. In einem Brief an die Bundestagsabgeordneten bezeichnete Manager Marwan Koleilat einen Aufruf der Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft Verdi, vorerst Далее

***The ideal time to get to grips with Marx Ben Stevenson and Liz Payne preview this weekend’s 21st Century Marxism event in London AUSTERITY isn’t working for workers. Adjusted for inflation, the real value of pay has fallen by 7 Далее

***Union aid supplies on way to Gaza ITF president Paddy Crumlin stated: ”The situation in Gaza is desperate. There is a need for an immediate ceasefire before even more civilians are killed. We strongly echo and support the continuing calls Далее

***Weighing it up Up front: ports that invest in weighing technologies could put themselves at a competitive advantage. Credit: Bari Bookout Up front: ports that invest in weighing technologies could put themselves at a competitive advantage. Credit: Bari Bookout Felicity Далее

***‘I’d never run’: Labor activist won’t flee Thailand defamation charges Andy Hall faces questions at a police station in Bangna, Bangkok last year. Image courtesy of Andy Hall. Activist Andy Hall is a man of principle. He’ll tell you that Далее

***Thailand urged to drop case against British slavery activist An international workers’ union has declared the Thai government to be “on trial” in an impending defamation case against a British human rights campaigner who exposed alleged modern-day slavery in its Далее

***Thailand ‘on trial’ over food industry exposé victimisation The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has described Thailand as being ‘on trial’ for allowing a company to prosecute a human rights defender who exposed modern day slavery in its canned fruit Далее