Maritime workers union gets N800m ITF grant to build seafarers centre in Nigeria

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) UK has approved a grant worth more than N800…

ITF decries rise in seafarer abandonments

  A recent report by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has shown an alarming 11%…

Red Sea tension: ITF applauds Maersk, others for putting seafarers first

  With continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)…

ITF recovers $118.5m in unpaid seafarer wages

  The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has recovered $118.5 million in wages to seafarers in…

ITF secures $1m for seafarers abandoned in Singapore, Australia

  Thirteen Filipino seafarers have returned home after being stranded for over five months aboard an…

Heroic Idun: ITF warns against criminalisation of seafarers

    The detention of the tanker Heroic Idun and its 26 crew in Equatorial Guinea…

ITF decries criminalization of seafarers on anniversary of Wakashio grounding

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has decried the criminalization of seafarers and called for…

ITF flags concerns over repatriation of deceased seafarers’ bodies

  Concerns are mounting amid shocking revelations that ports are increasingly refusing to repatriate deceased seafarers’…

ITF raises alarm over ship abandonments, recovers $45 million for seafarers

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) inspectors have helped seafarers recover nearly $45 million (N15.6…

Ship abandonments hit record in 2020 -ITF

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said on Monday that it helped seafarers recover nearly…

ITF urges global seafarer vaccination to prevent crew crisis

  As the race between the virus and vaccine continues, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF),…

Gulf of Guinea becoming bay of blood, says ITF

  The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has condemned last week’s pirate attack in which a…