The ITF 'Non-Seafarers' Work Clause' (NSWC) comes into force in Canada and Europe today. A lot has been said about the Clause, but it’s worth reviewing exactly what the NSWC is and what it means to…

PICTURED ABOVE: Craig Harrison (MUNZ, then-President of Local 13; now National Secretary); Bob Dhaliwal (ILWU Canada Secretary-Treasurer, ITF Dockers’ Section ‘Future of Work’ working group chair);…

The attack reportedly occurred on at 6am local time (10:00 GMT) on Sunday causing damage to the structure of the four vessels – including Saudi oil tankers Al-Marzoqah and Amjad, the Norwegian tanker…

In early February, the ITF with the ITF Arab World regional office, organised a four day seminar in Tangiers, Morocco, bringing together representatives from affiliated unions in Morocco, Algeria,…

The ITF, and affiliate Union de Capitanes y Oficiales de Cubierta (UCOC), have been locked in a protracted struggle with the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) over minimum safe manning, access to training…