Global daily news 30.04.2014

***Sindicalistas del mundo expresan solidaridad con Cuba Varadero, 29 abr. -Integrantes de la Federación Internacional de los Trabajadores del Transporte (ITF) expresaron hoy en esta ciudad, su solidaridad con Cuba y calificaron las festividades del Primero de Mayo como ícono Далее

Global daily news 22.04.2014

***Runaway-Flag Ship Faces Arrest  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news release and accompanying photos. A ship detained at Fowey for multiple safety and accommodation failings will face arrest at Далее

Global daily news 21.04.2014

***ITF, IUF applaud NZ ‘slave ships’ progress Global unions the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural and Hospitality Workers) today applauded the steps forward made in preventing often shocking abuse of crews on fishing Далее

Global daily news 18.04.2014

***Duty bound to help abandoned sailors While amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 cover abandonment, flag states should play their part too UNLESS the situation has changed radically, the Panamanian-flag B Ladybug, a 27,003-dwt vehicle carrier managed from Singapore, Далее

Global daily news 16.04.2014

***MPHRP responds to prize honour Commenting on last night’s Seatrade Award to the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) for ‘Support and assistance to seafarers and their families affected by maritime piracy’, MPHRP chair Peter Swift said: “We are most Далее

Global daily news 12.04.2014

***ILO Backs Protection for Abandoned Seafarers The International Labor Organization voted to support amending an international labor convention [http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_240992/lang–en/index.htm?shared_from=media-mail] by requiring shipowners to provide financial security to compensate seafarers abandoned at ports away from their native countries. Representatives of seafarers, Далее

Global daily news 11.04.2014

***With Fate of 159 Abandoned Merchant Ships in Limbo Fairer Deal Hammered Out with MLC Amendments SWITZERLAND – WORLDWIDE – Two key proposals for amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (2006) (MLC) were passed with overwhelming support at today’s Geneva Далее