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***Iran remains a country without rights | STRONGER UNIONS Despite the optimism in the west surrounding the election of reformist Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earlier this year, little has changed on the ground for working people in Iran, and the leaders Далее

***Global Labour Leaders Vow Action in Richmond Ikea Fight Ongoing dispute now ‘under the gaze of a wider labour movement’, says international union brass. ‘We’re not ruling anything out,’ said Nordic union secretary of support for Teamster employees, seen here Далее

***UK. IMarEST delves into the shortage of women in STEM The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into Women in STEM (science, technology, Далее

***‘Filthy’ galley and cockroach hazard on MLC-certified ship Marshall Islands-registered ship with Maritime Labour Convention certification from Lloyd’s Register found in a “filthy” condition that put seafarers’ health at risk UK health inspectors discovered cockroach infestation and a range of Далее

***Injustice – plane and simple The International Trade Union Confederation’s recent work to expose labour conditions in Qatar has brought the shocking abuses taking place there to the attention of a world audience. But alongside that global story is another Далее

Canada makes its third MLC detention The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Kouyou was detained yesterday in the port of Quebec, Canada, after maritime labour officials determined that crew were owed more than USD51,000 in backpay. It is the third detention in Далее

***Ineos must be brought to heel Editorial No-one can trust figures issued by Ineos because its accounts are mired in ‘contrived obscurity’ No British or Scottish politicians worth their salt can accept the right of a bully-boy management to close Далее

***Union Task Force Aims to Replace U.S. and European Mariners Working Offshore Africa A multi-national labor union group announced a special task force this month aimed at cutting the number of U.S. and European citizens working aboard offshore service vessels Далее

***Hell at high seas: piracy and the militarisation of seafarers It’s taken Hollywood – and, by extension, public opinion – some time to wake up to the menace of maritime piracy. Masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing Далее

***Why can’t we solve case of lost Rebecca? Cruise adverts dominate most of our papers at present. They offer an exciting holiday and 21million passengers enjoy them every year. Almost two million are Brits. But for some, this holiday paradise Далее