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Knowledge is power and new ITF web tool aims to give seafarers that power
A new web tool will help seafarers looking for jobs through the maze of slippery manning agents and cunning scammers. ITFShipBeSure.org launches today to give those looking for work on cargo or…
Mauritius government must release Wakashio crew held for a year without charge
The ITF is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio (IMO: 9337119) crew who have been held by Mauritian authorities now for over a year. “This week marks the one year…
Vaccination of seafarers
The International Maritime Employers Council (IMEC) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic worked closely together to ensure that…
Maritime courts must put crew welfare first in abandonment cases
Seafarers trapped on the MV Angelic Power (IMO 9250189) since July last year have now been repatriated, following a lengthy battle in the Chinese courts. ITF demands swifter action from these and…
Seafarers’ unions welcome Ever Given release
Seafarers’ unions today welcomed the release of the MV Ever Given (IMO: 9811000) from detention in the Suez Canal by Egyptian authorities, but warned that more must be done to safeguard…