Shipping is concerned that the numbers of seafarers being impacted by the crew change crisis are on the rise due…
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ITF and JNG Joint Statement: On Seafarers’ Rights and the Present Crew Change Crisis
Our industry is responsible for 90% of global trade. Historically, we have been critical to the development of national economies…
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ITF : By refusing to work, more over-contract seafarers get off via Panama
Afterrecent success in helping the crew of the MV Contamines get off their vessel and be repatriated via Panama, the…
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ITF : Enough is enough.. World’s seafarers will now exercise right to leave ships amid Covid-19 failures
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its affiliated seafarers’ unions will now assist hundreds of thousands of seafarers to…
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Human Rights At Sea : Seafarers’ Challenges during COVID-19 – The Case of MV Gulf Sky
The Case Study reports that on the evidence, there is an ongoing legal dispute between both the current and previous…
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EVENTS : MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Maritime Geneva
As a family company, today we celebrate the UN International Day of Families. Our thoughts & best wishes go out…
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:IMO : Endorses new protocols designed to lift barriers to crew changes
The need for ships to change crews and for seafarers to fly home at the end of their periods of…
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ICS to convene emergency global crew change meeting on Thursday
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) will be using its convening power to bring national shipowning associations from around the…
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Study : Seafarers Mental Health Study
New study warns of extreme mental health risks to seafarers A wide-ranging study carried out by Yale University and commissioned…
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ITF and Saudi Arabia commit to work closer together to support seafarers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have committed to work closer together to support…
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