Global daily news 28.09.2013

***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

Global daily news 27.09.2013

***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

Global daily news 25.09.2013

***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

Global daily news 22.09.2013

***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

Global daily news 20.09.2013

***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

Global daily news 19.09.2013

***How the New Maritime Labor Convention Can Help Your Shipping Business The 20th of August was the beginning of a new era for the international shipping community. That day saw the implementation of the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention, Далее