Tag: ITF

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.

The International Transport Forum published a report assessing disruptions to containerised maritime transport and analyses their causes and impacts.

Responding to news that Hope Hicks, aka “Midshipman-X”, has taken a case against shipping giant Maersk, seafarers’ unions are calling for employers to ensure their safe workplace policies are actually being followed, before more seafarers are driven from an industry facing crew shortages.

The International Transport Workers’ federation (ITF) is highlighting the UK's inadequate visa system in a new report on exploitation of workers in the country's fishing industry.

Seafarers’ groups have won the right to mandatory social connectivity for crews, including internet access, in updates to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC). However, ITF expresses its disappointment that shipowners and governments may seek to charge for it.