Tag: ITF

Following a female cadet's sexual assault onboard a vessel while attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, ITF calls industry to work with seafarers as assault case reverberates.

Eleven seafarers trapped aboard the Haj Abdulla are at extreme risk, with the ship taking on water off Mogadishu, Somalia, ITF informed.

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) issued a position paper urging shipping industry to set ambitious targets and help prevent global climate catastrophe.

ITF red listed Able Maritime Seafarers Inc after the crewing agent failed to respond to official enquiries from the ITF about the diabolical pay and terrible conditions of seafarers the company placed in work.

An ITF inspector was physically assaulted by a ship’s Master in an unprecedented attack which the Federation says must be condemned.

Hundreds of trade unions around the world, have penned an open letter to governments who oppose removing IP restrictions on Covid vaccines, accusing them of compounding supply chain crises and inflicting ‘economic self-harm’.

To mark World Maritime Day 2021 on 30 September, the ITF Seafarers' Trust is urging for greater recognition for seafarers and for governments to live up to their responsibilities.

After a series of incidents where crews’ rights have been abused, a manning agency in the Philippines is close to being red listed by the ITF.

According to ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton, global emissions targets will not be met without action in shipping.

ITF launched a new resource to benefit lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI+) transport workers.