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Global organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippines’s Department of Migrant Workers on 11 January, to form the International Advisory Committee on Global Maritime Affairs (IACGMA).

On December 13, organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers, met with the Philippines' President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr, as part of his foreign policy tour in Brussels.

The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and YouGov carried out a poll of 16,464 people, finding out that 85% are supporting robust workplace protection for transport workers working across borders or in international waters/airspace.

ITF, ICS and the International Maritime Employers' Council (IMEC), have come together to sign a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to take forward the ‘spirit of cooperation’ that marked the shipping industry’s joint efforts throughout the pandemic.

After the ship MT Heroic Idun was arrested by authorities of Equatorial Guinea at the behest of Nigerian authorities for alleged theft of crude oil from Nigeria, the 26 crew members on board are reported to have experiencing an extremely stressful period. 

ITF reported a case of wage theft and human rights abuse aboard a coal ship berthed in Newcastle port, with crew members denied their legal right to shore-leave. As a consequence AMSA has detained the ship in Newcastle until these breaches are rectified.

The Maritime Just Transition Task Force published a new Action Plan COP 27, called "Mapping a Maritime Just Transition for Seafarers", setting out recommendations to upskill seafarers to meet shipping’s decarbonization goals.

During 2021, union ship inspectors recovered more than USD $37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has revealed. 

The Port of Dakar in Senegal has said it is too busy to rescue a cargo ship at its anchorage which has been without electricity and sidelights for months, putting its seafarers and those on passing ships in danger.

ITF, in its recent report on the Performance of Maritime Logistics, highlights an increase in container freight rates, and analyzes the causes behind this phenomenon.