Tag: ITF

The alleged abandoned Ali Bey's Syrian crew have been aboard the detained vessel at the port of Constanta, Romania since last November, and they are still waiting for a claimed $186,000 in allegedly unpaid back pay.

ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton urged that the maritime industry could face a labour supply shortage if it does not recognise the contributions of seafarers during the pandemic.

The ITF and JNG met from 1-3 September 2021 for important negotiations on crew wage increase and other cost elements.

The Australian Government must urgently implement a nationally-consistent best-practice plan for crew changes on international trading vessels following the preventable death of a seafarer during a high-risk transfer off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast this week, ITF urged.

The IMO's Legal Committee reported an alarming rise in the number of seafarer abandonment cases since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ITF published a new web tool to help seafarers looking for jobs through the maze of slippery manning agents and cunning scammers.

The ITF is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio crew who have been held by Mauritian authorities now for over a year.

The ITF has helped to recover pay owed to Filipino crew aboard the Liberian-registered bulk carrier Dory while repatriated four crew members.

Seafarers’ unions recently welcomed the release of the MV Ever Given which was under detention in the Suez Canal by Egyptian authorities.

Captain Vehbi Kara was allowed to return home to Turkey last week having been stuk in the port of Adabiya, Suez for more than a year.